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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 32 

Honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were killed 

in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United 

States military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2007 

Mr. MILLER of Florida submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Honoring the members of the United States Air Force who 

were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing 

of the Khobar Towers United States military housing 

compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 

Whereas June 25, 2007, marks the 11th anniversary of the 

terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States 

military housing compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on 

June 25, 1996; 

Whereas 19 members of the United States Air Force were 

killed in the bombing and 300 other Americans were injured; 

Whereas the 19 airmen killed while serving their country 

were Captain Christopher Adams, Staff Sergeant Daniel 

Cafourek, Sergeant Millard Campbell, Senior Airman 


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Earl Cartrette, Jr., Technical Sergeant Patrick Fennig, 

Captain Leland Haun, Master Sergeant Michael Heiser, 

Staff Sergeant Kevin Johnson, Staff Sergeant Ronald 

King, Master Sergeant Kendall Kitson, Jr., Airman First 

Class Christopher B. Lester, Airman First Class Brent 

Marthaler, Airman First Class Brian McVeigh, Airman 

First Class Peter Morgera, Technical Sergeant Thanh 

Nguyen, Airman First Class Joseph Rimkus, Senior Airman Jeremy Taylor, Airman First Class Justin Wood, 

and Airman First Class Joshua Woody; 

Whereas the families of these brave airmen still mourn their 

loss; 

Whereas three months after that terrorist bombing, on September 24, 1996, the House of Representatives agreed to 

House Concurrent Resolution 200 of the 104th Congress, 

honoring the victims of that terrorist bombing; 

Whereas on the fifth anniversary of that terrorist bombing, 

on June 25, 2001, the House of Representatives agreed 

to House Concurrent Resolution 161 of the 107th Congress, which was concurred in by the Senate on July 12, 

2002, further honoring the victims of that bombing; 

Whereas on June 27, 2005, the House of Representatives 

agreed to House Concurrent Resolution 188 of the 109th 

Congress, further honoring the victims of that terrorist 

bombing; 

Whereas those guilty of carrying out the attack have yet to 

be brought to justice; and 

Whereas terrorism remains a constant and ever-present 

threat around the world: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That on the occasion of the 11th anniversary 


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1 of the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United 

2 States military housing compound in Dhahran, Saudi Ara3 bia, Congress— 

4 (1) recognizes the service and sacrifice of the 

5 19 members of the United States Air Force who 

6 died in that attack; 

7 (2) calls upon every American to pause and pay 

8 tribute to those brave airmen; 

9 (3) extends its continued sympathies to the 

10 families of those who died; and 

11 (4) assures the members of the Armed Forces 

12 serving anywhere in the world that their well-being 

13 and interests will at all times be given the highest 

14 priority. 

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