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Eggs sends us the solemn reminder of the vicious attack on foreign personnel quartered there, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding nearly 500 others.<\/p>\n
By Airman Christian Corely<\/strong><\/p>\n EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing held the 26th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony, June 23, to honor 12 Nomads and seven Airmen who lost their lives in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n On June 25, 1996, a sewage truck was used as a bomb and detonated near the housing complex where military, coalition partners and civilians lived.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are gathered here today, just as we have for the last 26 years, as Nomads past and present and as survivors and family members, to pay our respects, to honor the sacrifice, to thank God for the survivors, and to remember our 12 Nomads who gave their lives that day in service of a grateful nation,\u201d said Col. Jack Arthaud, 33rd FW commander. \u201cIt is a privilege to be here with you today.\u201d<\/p>\n Khobar Towers housed approximately 3,000 Air Force personnel and several hundred U.S. Army troops. The attack left 498 U.S. and international military members and civilians injured.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was the bloodiest attack on America, between the Beirut Marine barracks bombing in 1983, and September 11, 2001,\u201d said Arthaud. \u201cThe immediate heroism and steadfast response of our Airmen and coalition partners following the Khobar Towers attack demonstrated the virtuous character of our Nomads and the justice of our purpose.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n