A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy in Arlington National Cemetery.

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SCONRES 46

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Jun 5, 2001

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Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes History Monuments and memorials Naval history Naval personnel Nuclear submarines Submarine disasters Virginia

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Commemorates the loss of the U.S.S. Thresher and her gallant crew of sailors and civilians on April 10, 1963. Urges the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to the crew of the U.S.S. Thresher, and to all U.S. submariners who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

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Jun 5, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 5, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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