Tennessee HJR0727 urges Congress to bring home the remains of USS Intrepid sailors buried in Libya.

Tennessee HJR0727 urges the United States Congress to enact legislation to bring home the remains of USS Intrepid sailors entombed in Libya. The remains of five sailors are located in the Protestant Cemetery in Tripoli, while eight others are near the walls of the Tripoli Castle. The resolution highlights the historical context of the sailors' deaths during the first Barbary War and the subsequent abuse and desecration of their tombs. It calls for the exhumation, identification, and reburial of these American heroes with full military honors.

Tennessee HJR0727 urges Congress to bring home the remains of USS Intrepid sailors buried in Libya.

Tennessee HJR0727 urges the United States Congress to enact legislation to bring home the remains of USS Intrepid sailors entombed in Libya. The remains of five sailors are located in the Protestant Cemetery in Tripoli, while eight others are near the walls of the Tripoli Castle. The resolution highlights the historical context of the sailors' deaths during the first Barbary War and the subsequent abuse and desecration of their tombs. It calls for the exhumation, identification, and reburial of these American heroes with full military honors.