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Crewmembers, including sev- eral FRA shipmates, contend it was a deliberate attack that killed 34 Americans and wounded AFTER 174 others. Departments 2 COMMUNICATIONS 4 FROM THE BRIDGE At a Crossroads as FRA Heads for 100 6 SHIPMATE FORUM 8 ON & OFF CAPITOL HILL More Devaluation of Military Service 9 12 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS 10 Base Access is Base Success for FRA 14 TAPS 16 REUNIONS / LOOKING FOR… 28 FRA’S AMERICANISM ESSAY CONTEST 30 SHIPMATE NEWS 32 NEWS FROM THE AUXILIARY OF THE FRA Message from National President Helen Courneya LOYALTY, PROTECTION AND SERVICE ON THE COVER Prior to the Israeli attack, the USS Liberty was one FRA IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION of the United States Navy’s most advanced intel- ADVOCATING FOR CURRENT AND FORMER ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ligence gathering platforms. After the June 8, 1967, U.S. NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD ON CAPITOL HILL. FOR assault, she was deemed unsalvageable and sold MORE INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE VISIT for scrap. Photo from the Naval History and Heritage WWW.FRA.ORG OR CALL 800-FRA-1924. Command (www.history.navy.mil) COMMUNICATIONS 2 NATIONAL OFFICERS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS National President Virgil P. Courneya, High Sierra Branch 274 National Vice President: Donald L. Larson, Corpus Christi Branch 94 JUNE 2016 National Executive Dir. Thomas J. Snee, Navy Department Branch 181 Finance Officer Nora M. Graham, CPA, CMA Living History Lauren Armstrong Junior PNP John D. Ippert, Honolulu Branch 46 National Parliamentarian PNP F. Donald Mucheck, Low Country FRA TODAY I’VE NEVER BEEN MUCH of a history buff. It certainly wasn’t my favor- Branch 269 ite subject in school and memorizing historic dates and figures always National Chaplain Dana Wallace, Annapolis Branch 24 seemed dry as dust to me. But history comes to life for me if I can put REGIONAL PRESIDENTS it into some sort of personal context. This month’s feature on the USS Northeast/New England Donna M. Jansky, North Shore Branch 31 Liberty is a perfect example. East Coast Penny Collins, Annapolis Branch 24 Liberty crewmembers Ernie Gallo and Phil Tourney were kind Southeast Dave W. Davis, Atlantic Beach Branch 290 enough to share their written accounts of the 1967 attack and allow FRA North Central Marcia Cunningham, Milwaukee Branch 14 Today to reprint large portions of their work. Additionally, personal ac- South Central Donald R. Gibson, Lone Star Branch 11 counts by Don Pageler, John Gidusko and “Buffalo” Bob Casale; e-mail Southwest Donald L. Kelley, Imperial Beach Branch 289 West Coast Patrick H. LeClaire, Silver Dollar Branch 192 exchanges with Ron Kukal and a phone interview with Larry Bowen all Northwest Julian “JJ” Wynn, Honolulu Branch 46 made this tragic chapter in our nation’s military history come alive for me. Hearing their stories was like having a front-row seat to the real- ACTIVE DUTY ADVISORY COUNCIL life spectacle that unfolded on that fateful day. And the passion with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael Stevens which they continue to pursue justice for their lost shipmates — nearly Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald Green 50 years later — is better than any television drama. Thank you, gentle- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven Cantrell men, for entrusting your story to me. I am sincerely humbled to have RESERVE ADVISORY COUNCIL had the opportunity to retell it to our readers. Force Master Chief of the Navy Reserve Clarence “CJ” Mitchell These men lived history and were generous enough to document USMC Reserve Force Sergeant Major Anthony Spadaro it for posterity. Documenting personal accounts is so critically impor- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force tant to preserving history, particularly in cases like this, where there are Eric Johnson conflicting versions of the truth. FRA TODAY MAGAZINE I encourage everyone to share their personal stories with others. The monthly membership publication of the Fleet Reserve Association It doesn’t have to be a dramatic account of a significant historic event, Publisher Fleet Reserve Association though I’m sure many of you have powerful and poignant stories of National Executive Director Thomas J. Snee duty from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Arabian Gulf. 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