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.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 793 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. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 3, 2020 Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. JONES, Mr. SHELBY, and Mrs. LOEFFLER) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 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, 2020, the 1-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, in- cluding— (1) Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson of Enterprise, Ala- bama; (2) Aircrewman Third Class Mohammed Sameh Haitham of St. Petersburg, Florida; and VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Dec 04, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR793.ATS SR793 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 793 ATS (3) Aircrewman Third Class Cameron Scott Walters of Richmond Hill, Georgia; Whereas the 3 servicemembers who died in the terrorist at- tack 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 right- ly 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 ac- tions during the terrorist attack; Whereas 8 law enforcement officers were awarded the Medal of Valor for their actions taken during the terrorist at- tack; and Whereas December 6, 2020, marks 1 year since the lives of 3 military personnel were tragically cut short by the egre- VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Dec 04, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR793.ATS SR793 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 793 ATS gious act of terrorism at Naval Air Station Pensacola: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) condemns the December 6, 2019, terrorist 2 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola (referred to 3 in this resolution as the ‘‘terrorist attack’’); 4 (2) commemorates in sorrow the 5 servicemembers and civilians who lost their lives, or 6 who were injured, and the harm caused to the sur- 7 rounding community, as a result of the terrorist at- 8 tack; 9 (3) remembers Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, 10 Aircrewman Third Class Mohammed Sameh 11 Haitham, and Aircrewman Third Class Cameron 12 Scott Walters, who were killed in the terrorist at- 13 tack; 14 (4) expresses gratitude for the heroic actions 15 that the civilians, uniformed personnel, and law en- 16 forcement performed in the aftermath of the ter- 17 rorist attack; 18 (5) lauds the decision to give medals and 19 awards to the law enforcement officers, uniformed 20 servicemembers, and civilians who responded hero- 21 ically on the morning of December 6, 2019; and 22 (6) commends the efforts undertaken by the 23 Department of Defense to enhance security at mili- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Dec 04, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR793.ATS SR793 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 793 ATS tary installations to ensure that the tragedy rep- 1 resented by the terrorist attack is never repeated. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Dec 04, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR793.ATS SR793 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS