Bennie Thompson: “Mr. Chairman, Petty Officer Bruckenthal and two Navy petty officers…”

On the recordApril 24, 2008

Mr. Chairman, Petty Officer Bruckenthal and two Navy petty officers were killed during a coordinated suicide attack on the oil platforms off the coast of Iraq. These men offered what President Lincoln referred to as "the last full measure of devotion" for their country.

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Bennie Thompson

Democratic · Mississippi

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Honoring the sacrifice of Navy personnel killed in a suicide attack in Iraq.

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Bennie Thompson: “Mr. Chairman, Petty Officer Bruckenthal and two Navy petty officers were killed during a coordinated suicide attack on…”

Editor's note · Context