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Rubio, Colleagues Applaud Passage of Resolution Remembering Victims of 2019 NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack
Miami, FL — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) applauded the Senate passage of their resolution (S Res. 483) condemning the December 6, 2019 terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and honoring those who lost their lives, those who were injured, and those first responders whose heroism saved lives.
The full text of the resolution is below.
Whereas December 6, 2021, the 2-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—
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 7 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, 2021, marks 2 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—