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Commissioners adopt 'Remember the USS Liberty' resolution, set flags at half-mast for June 8
Summary
By unanimous vote the board adopted Resolution R-8-25 declaring June 8, 2025 as "Remember the USS Liberty Day" and ordered county flags flown at half-mast; the resolution text recounts the 1967 attack as presented in the resolution.
Tioga County commissioners adopted Resolution R-8-25 on May 13 declaring June 8, 2025 as “Remember the USS Liberty Day” and ordering the flag at the Tioga County Courthouse and other county facilities to be flown at half-mast in memory of the ship’s crew.
The resolution text included a narrative description of the USS Liberty incident on June 8, 1967, including the number of deaths and wounded as stated in the resolution. The board approved the resolution by unanimous vote as recorded in the minutes. The resolution is a county commemoration and the language included in the minutes reflects the resolution text rather than minutes analysis or independent findings.
