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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 490 

Remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station 

Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those 

who were injured, in the line of duty. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 6, 2023 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. OSSOFF, 

Mr. TUBERVILLE, and Mrs. BRITT) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at 

Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those 

who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in 

the line of duty. 

Whereas December 6, 2023, the 4-year anniversary of the 

terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola (referred 

to in this preamble as the ‘‘terrorist attack’’), is a day 

of commemoration for those who lost their lives, and 

those who were injured, during the terrorist attack, including— 

(1) Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson of Enterprise, Alabama; 

(2) Petty Officer Third Class Mohammed Sameh 

Haitham of St. Petersburg, Florida; and 

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(3) Petty Officer Third Class Cameron Scott Walters of Richmond Hill, Georgia; 

Whereas the 3 servicemembers who died in the terrorist attack were posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine 

Corps Medal and the Purple Heart; 

Whereas the terrorist who committed the terrorist attack was 

a Saudi Arabian foreign military student who had been 

radicalized and established contacts with Al Qaeda 

operatives prior to attending flight training at Naval Air 

Station Pensacola; 

Whereas Naval Air Station Pensacola security forces and 

Escambia County, Florida, law enforcement officers took 

decisive action to end the terrorist attack and have rightly earned the praises and awards bestowed upon them; 

Whereas 2 civilians were awarded the Department of the 

Navy Superior Civilian Medal for Valor for their heroic 

actions during the terrorist attack; 

Whereas 8 individuals were awarded the Purple Heart, or the 

law enforcement equivalent, for injuries sustained during 

the terrorist attack; 

Whereas 9 military personnel were awarded the Navy and 

Marine Corps Medal for their heroic actions during the 

terrorist attack; 

Whereas 8 military personnel were awarded the Navy and 

Marine Corps Commendation Medal for their heroic actions during the terrorist attack; 

Whereas 8 law enforcement officers were awarded the Medal 

of Valor for their actions taken during the terrorist attack; and 

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Whereas December 6, 2023, marks 4 years since the lives of 

3 military personnel were tragically cut short by the egregious act of terrorism at Naval Air Station Pensacola: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns the December 6, 2019, terrorist 

3 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola (referred to 

4 in this resolution as the ‘‘terrorist attack’’); 

5 (2) commemorates in sorrow the 

6 servicemembers and civilians who lost their lives, or 

7 who were injured, and the harm caused to the sur8 rounding community, as a result of the terrorist at9 tack; 

10 (3) remembers Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, 

11 Petty Officer Third Class Mohammed Sameh 

12 Haitham, and Petty Officer Third Class Cameron 

13 Scott Walters, who were killed in the terrorist at14 tack; 

15 (4) expresses gratitude for the heroic actions 

16 that the civilians, uniformed personnel, and law en17 forcement performed during and in the aftermath of 

18 the terrorist attack; 

19 (5) lauds the decision to give medals and 

20 awards to the law enforcement officers, uniformed 

21 servicemembers, and civilians who responded hero22 ically on the morning of December 6, 2019; and 

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1 (6) commends the efforts undertaken by the 

2 Department of Defense to enhance security at mili3 tary installations to ensure that the tragedy rep4 resented by the terrorist attack is never repeated. 

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