USS Liberty, attacked and sank by the IDF. 34 lives lost. BS story from the Israelis about thinking they were attacking an Egyptian horse carrier or some such crap.
I'm still okay with aid but it'd be uite refreshing for the Israelis to come clean on this.
It was not sunk. There was a 39 ft by 24 ft hole in the side, and 821 rocket and machine-gun holes. But Captain McGonagle's command single handedly kept the ship afloat and most of the crew alive, earning the Medal of Honor in the process.
The Israelis hit the ship with Mystere and Mirage-III fighter-bombers attacked with rockets, napalm, and cannon. Jammed the US Navy frequencies. They strafed the ship with 20 and 40 mm shells from torpedo boats. They hit the Liberty with a big honkin' torpedo. Machinegunned the lifeboats. And tried to land a helicopter filled with commandos. And they were essentially held at bay by one man. Dude started off with a handful of M2HB (quickly napalmed) and ended basically with a handful of small arms, fending off wave after wave of superior firepower. In the process, he was wounded, refused to give up command, and had the medics working on him on the bridge. That's right, he fought valiantly against those odds
while injured and missing his pants. Truly an inspiration to us all.
We're America. We can beat your best without even getting out of a chair or putting on our trousers.
