This web site is dedicated to the memory of thirty-four fine young men
who gave their lives on June 8, 1967, defending the USS Liberty
against a sustained air and sea attack by the armed forces of the State of Israel
During the Six Day War between Israel and the Arab States, the American intelligence ship USS Liberty was attacked for 75 minutes in international waters by Israeli aircraft and motor torpedo boats. Thirty-four men died and 171 were wounded.
The attack has been a matter of controversy ever since. Survivors and many key government officials including Secretary of State Dean Rusk and former JCS Chairman Admiral Thomas Moorer say it was no accident. Israel and its supporters insist it was a "tragic case of misidentification" and charge that the survivors are either lying or too emotionally involved to see the truth.
Israel claims they mistook our ship for the out-of-service Egyptian horse carrier El Quseir and that we brought the attack upon ourselves by operating in a war zone without displaying a flag. Not so. We were in international waters, far from any fighting, and flew a bright, clean, new American flag. The flag we flew is on display at the National Cryptologic Museum, Fort Meade, Maryland and can be seen there, or in the USS Liberty Images Archive.
Our commanding officer, Captain William Loren McGonagle, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepedity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty during the attack. The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award our country can bestow. To avoid embarrassing our attackers, Captain McGonagle's Medal of Honor was presented in a quiet ceremony in the Washington Navy Yard instead of in the White House by the President as is customary.
The USS Liberty Web Page presents part of the story along with some historical information and links to other sources.
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Rescue efforts the next day
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NEW AND SPECIAL

1967 photo aboard USS Liberty

Captain William McGonagle died March 3, 1999
Photo and page from The Washington Post, April 10, 1999
Story of funeral by The Washington Post
Tribute from Bucks County Courier Times
Photos from funeral at Arlington National Cemetery
and Dedication of McGonagle Building in Virginia
New York Times Obituary
Washington Post Obituary
San Diego Union Obituary
Los Angeles Times Obituary
Press Release by No Greater Love
Herald Tribune Letter to Editor
Jerusalem Post Letter to Editor
Washington Post Letters to Editor
Eulogies
June 13 Tribute by columnist Jerry Jonas

Captain McGonagle's letter to President Clinton 
The Retired Officer, August 1998, honors our skipper & discusses the attack
Read what the Jewish Student Online Resource Center has to say
US Navy Court of Inquiry testimony 
There was a witness!
Important new report by historian John Borne, Ph.D.,
with introductory remarks by John Mahoney
and supporting expert opinion by Admiral Thomas Moorer
The story of the attack in a few words
Is this site fair and balanced?
Charley Reese reviews new book about USS Liberty
Published feedback from Reese's review
Author Tom Clancy about the USS Liberty
Hear the story in their own words with Real Audio Player
Naval Institute Proceedings article by historian Richard K. Smith
San Antonio Express-News interviews US Marine Survivor
Orlando Sentinel on Israeli policies and USS Liberty
Why was Liberty abandoned under fire?
Japanese magazine highlights USS Liberty Home Page
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, remembers USS Liberty
Why did Israel attack? A new report based on eyewitness accounts from the Israeli press
The Phoenix Gazette compares Israeli excuses for carnage
Statement in Congressional Record by Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney - June 6, 2002
The USS Liberty: Still Covered Up After 35 Years
A Top Gun looks at (((A. Jay Cristol's))) account of what a jet pilot can see and how a jet pilot operates
Another view of the "Egyptian warship" we were mistaken for
Who Says the Liberty Attack was Deliberate?
Navy Captain, Other Officials Call for Investigation of Israel's Attack on USS Liberty
A new look at Israel's bombing of the USS Liberty
A courageous legislator describes the political cost of supporting the USS Liberty
Soviets say it was no accident
(((Michael Oren))) Attacks Liberty
UNDISPUTED LIBERTY FACTS!
The Wisconsin Library Wars
The Official Position of the United States
Survivor Gary Brummett Speaks Out
Survivor Ken Ecker Speaks Out
USS Liberty Survivor Joe Lentini Replies to a Critic
GARY BRUMMETT'S Liberty damage pictures
Israeli Photo Fraud
Ship's Logs Were Doctored
Assault on the Liberty - Addendum to 2002 Edition
Attack on a SIGINT Collector: The USS Liberty
The IDF History Report
USS Liberty: Dead in the Water