Title: A 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.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This resolution condemns the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorates the service members and civilians who lost their lives or were injured in the attack. Additionally, the resolution remembers Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, Petty Officer Third Class Mohammed Sameh Haitham, and Petty Officer Third Class Cameron Scott Walters, who were killed in the attack.
Finally, the resolution commends (1) the decision to give medals and awards to the law enforcement officers, uniformed service members, and civilians who responded to the attack; and (2) the efforts undertaken by the Department of Defense to enhance security at military installations.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 861 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 861

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2022

     Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
   Tuberville, Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Warnock) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               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, 2022, the 3-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

    (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 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
Whereas December 6, 2022, marks 3 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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at 
        Naval Air Station Pensacola (referred to in this resolution as 
        the ``terrorist attack'');
            (2) commemorates in sorrow the servicemembers and civilians 
        who lost their lives, or who were injured, and the harm caused 
        to the surrounding community, as a result of the terrorist 
        attack;
            (3) remembers Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, Petty Officer 
        Third Class Mohammed Sameh Haitham, and Petty Officer Third 
        Class Cameron Scott Walters, who were killed in the terrorist 
        attack;
            (4) expresses gratitude for the heroic actions that the 
        civilians, uniformed personnel, and law enforcement performed 
        during and in the aftermath of the terrorist attack;
            (5) lauds the decision to give medals and awards to the law 
        enforcement officers, uniformed servicemembers, and civilians 
        who responded heroically on the morning of December 6, 2019; 
        and
            (6) commends the efforts undertaken by the Department of 
        Defense to enhance security at military installations to ensure 
        that the tragedy represented by the terrorist attack is never 
        repeated.
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