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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 39 

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

of the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the United States Sector 

Khobar Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 19, 2016 

Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) 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 casualties of the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing 

of the United States Sector Khobar Towers military 

housing complex on Dhahran Air Base. 

Whereas June 25, 2016, marks the twentieth anniversary of 

the terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar 

Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base, 

also known as King Abdul Aziz Royal Saudi Air Base, 

near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996; 

Whereas 19 members of the United States Air Force were 

killed, more than 500 other members of the Armed 

Forces of the United States were wounded, and approximately 297 innocent Saudi and Bangladeshi civilians 

were casualties in this terrorist attack; 


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Whereas the 19 members of the United States Air Force 

killed in this terrorist attack while serving their country 

were Captain Christopher J. Adams, Staff Sergeant Daniel B. Cafourek, Sergeant Millard D. Campbell, Senior 

Airmen Earl F. Cartrette, Jr., Technical Sergeant Patrick P. Fenning, Captain Leland T. Haun, Master Sergeant Michael G. Heiser, Staff Sergeant Kevin J. Johnson, Staff Sergeant Ronald L. King, Master Sergeant 

Kendall K. Kitson, Jr., Airman First Class Christopher 

B. Lester, Airman First Class Brent E. Marthaler, Airman First Class Brian W. McVeigh, Airman First Class 

Peter J. Morgera, Technical Sergeant Thanh V. Nguyen, 

Airman First Class Joseph E. Rimkus, Senior Airman 

Jeremy A. Taylor, Airman First Class Justin R. Wood, 

and Airman First Class Joshua E. Woody; 

Whereas the families and friends of these brave 

servicemembers and the survivors of this attack still 

mourn their loss; 

Whereas the survivors of this terrorist attack suffer still, 

whether their suffering be through physical injury, mental anguish, or through the remembrance of their fallen 

compatriots; 

Whereas the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia indicted Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil 

and 13 others on the count, among others, of conspiracy 

to kill United States nationals; 

Whereas Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil is the former military 

chief of Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, also known as Saudi 

Hezbollah, a militant group known to be supported by 

the terrorist group Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of 

Iran; 


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Whereas the United States District Court for the District of 

Columbia, in a civil action, found the Islamic Republic of 

Iran liable for the bombing and ordered restitution to be 

paid to the servicemembers’ families that were party to 

the complaint; 

Whereas, on or about August 26, 2015, Ahmed Ibrahim alMughassil was detained in Beirut, Lebanon, and turned 

over to authorities of Saudi Arabia; 

Whereas Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil remains listed on the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted terrorist 

list; 

Whereas those guilty of carrying out this terrorist attack 

have yet to be brought to justice; and 

Whereas terrorism remains an ever-present threat which 

members of the United States Armed Forces and other 

agents of the United States stand ready to combat 

throughout the world: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That on the occasion of the 20th anniversary 

3 of the terrorist bombing of the United States Sector 

4 Khobar Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air 

5 Base, Congress— 

6 (1) recognizes the service and sacrifice of the 

7 19 members of the United States Air Force who 

8 were killed in that attack; 

9 (2) calls upon every citizen of the United States 

10 to pause and pay tribute to those brave 

11 servicemembers; 


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1 (3) extends its continued sympathies to the 

2 families and friends of those who were killed; 

3 (4) acknowledges the anguish and resilience of 

4 the survivors of that attack; 

5 (5) assures the members of the United States 

6 Armed Forces and other agents of the United States 

7 serving in harm’s way throughout the world that 

8 their well-being and interests will at all times be 

9 given the highest priority; and 

10 (6) declares that any perpetrators of terrorist 

11 acts against members of the Armed Forces, other 

12 agents of the United States, or United States citi13 zens will be vigorously pursued and finally brought 

14 to justice. 

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