My father was aboard this ship and he was one of the survivors. I an forever grateful that he is here with me now.

My dad had just got off of this ship 1 month before this happened and he knew some of the men lost in this tragedy. When he told me about this and it was the first time I have even seen my dad tear up before. Rip to those who were lost on that day.

I remember that day USS STARK relieved us April 87 Persian Gulf I was on USS O'BANNON DD987

@LngThickHrd

Жыл бұрын

Stark relieved the USS California CGN36. We went through the challenge almost every night and there was a Mk48 on the rail every time. There was no air support because Our Battle Group was allowed to leave before being properly relieved. We headed through the Suez and couldn't turn around.

I served on board the USS Underwood FFG-36. I had a friend who was on the USS Stark when she was hit. My friend GSM2 Mike Deaner transferred to the USS Underwood from the USS Stark after she was back for repair in dry dock. Mike went back over to the Persian Gulf again with myself and the rest of the crew this time on the USS Underwood March 1989 MEF 2-89, less than two years after that terrible day. We made it back home and I even more so had a deeper love for our Country and even more deeper respect for the fallen brothers of arms in our country's history. Mike was a brave young man and talked about the incident on the Stark in horrible detail.

Thanks for posting. It was in different time serving in the 600 ship Navy. Who can forget the fallout from this and the Roberts .

My father was stationed on the Forrestal out of Mayport. they were put on stand by with the airwing when this happened

RIP To the 37 US Navy personnel who were killed in the USS Stark incident

Sharing to my Facebook feed.

My family member was killed but not forgotten

@danschmidt4498

4 жыл бұрын

My prayers are still with you as well as the entire crew and family. I served on the USS Voge Ff-1047

They still saved the boat.

USN damage control is very good. Don't give up the ship.

My dad was on this ship when this happened

@williamhilow6974

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you understand how hard it was to save that vessel. They saved that ship.

My grandpa 3:38

what as the US' response to this attack ?

@rorschachwatchmen4742

Жыл бұрын

Nothing Reagan was a coward

@Ben942K

Жыл бұрын

"The Iraqi government established a fund of $400 million to compensate prisoners of war and hostages in the Persian Gulf War, and those killed or injured in the 1987 attack on Stark. The United States Department of State was to establish a mechanism to process applications for compensation.[18][19]" -Wiki

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why no one was asking what they was doing in an war area?

@mudman6156

2 жыл бұрын

We were in a war area because we were escorting reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers so they wouldn’t be attacked. Had we not been there, Iran would’ve closed off the rather narrow Strait of Hormuz and the cost of your fuel would’ve skyrocketed. In fact, gasoline would’ve had to be rationed, as we didn’t have fracking technology back then. Additionally, many of our own oil resources had yet to be discovered at all. We weren’t the huge energy producer then that we are now. Back in the 80’s and 90’s, we depended hugely on oil from the Middle East. Now we manage to produce more than they do. But in the 80’s most of today’s oil reserves hadn’t even been discovered yet. So the Middle East held nearly all the oil reserves.

Command failure, WEPS in standby in a war zone? WTF

@cedricmckinley9487

2 жыл бұрын

Peace time steaming

@mangodave45

2 жыл бұрын

@@cedricmckinley9487 was not, i was there

@cedricmckinley9487

2 жыл бұрын

@@mangodave45 u was part of the command

@mangodave45

2 жыл бұрын

@@cedricmckinley9487 no numbnuts, I was on a nearby ship

@cedricmckinley9487

2 жыл бұрын

@@mangodave45 I been there on minesweeper, FFG working on the bridge and CIC the only idiot is you. Reagan give the command after this happen shoot 1st and answer questions later

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It's interesting to see how the story has changed. When it was first reported the attack was carried out by Libyan Patrol boats but since Libya's fall and the fact they are no longer of interest to the Americans the story morphed into an attack by the Iraqis who we are interested in. I had friends on the Stark and heard first hand the events, but they are no longer allowed to talk about it. Oh well. The history rewriters strike again. This post too will soon disappear. TTFN

@Winnas

3 жыл бұрын

How could it be Libyan patrol boats? Libya has zero coast line on the Persian Golf? Are you Geographically challenged?

@davidmaynard9462

3 жыл бұрын

@@Winnas I wasn't commenting on the historical accuracy of the events just the propensity of the govt/media to lie in order to present the details within the latest agenda. We are being manipulated into a false sense of being. Thanks for pointing that out.

@williamhilow6974

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidmaynard9462 I have no idea what you're talking about. The start was attacked by Iraqis it was accurately reported. This dark was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to The sacrifices sailors laid down in the Gulf.

@mudman6156

2 жыл бұрын

They can talk about it. They just chose not to. I can’t blame them. But I don’t like seeing history being rewritten. THE TRUTH MATTERS. Iraq had a bad habit of failing to identify their targets before they shot their missiles. While our ships all had IFF, I doubt the Iraqi pilots knew how to use it.

@mudman6156

2 жыл бұрын

@@Winnas According to someone on KZread, it was a Learjet that fired the missiles too. ONLY, IT WASN’T. It was an Iraqi own, French made F1 Mirage. They don’t look anything like a Learjet.

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4:23 *SLEEPING... VERY DISRESPECTFUL to those saIlors lost!!!!*

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Exocet: French missile delivered to enemies of the English (Falklands) and American navies to sink their ships and kill their sailors. Chirac: Friend of Saddam who is building him a nuclear power station with which he hopes to make atomic weapons to destroy those who bother him. (And in the first place, Israel) Mirage 2000, French military plane delivered to Saddam to massacre the Kurdish population with German chemical bombs. (Crimes against Humanity not tried) France, Chirac: friends? allies? or enemy? In any case, those who supplied Saddam and his clique are complicit in these crimes.

@Amidat

2 жыл бұрын

what are you saying??? Saddam was a very big friend of the United States.

@napoexocet1366

2 жыл бұрын

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