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Contact: Kelly Griffith, Media Relations Manager, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Surviving sister of USMC Maj. Samuel Griffith, KIA 14 DEC 2011, 800-959-8277 (TAPS), 202-588-8277 (TAPS), kelly.griffith@taps.org
ARLINGTON, Va., June 30, 2016 /Standard Newswire/ -- Surviving families of those killed in the Khobar Towers bombing will unite July 1 at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., 20 years after the attack, to celebrate the lives of those lost. The 1996 terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia killed 19 U.S. Air Force personnel.
The 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony will include speeches from FBI director James Comey, one of the lead prosecutors in the 2001 criminal case, and the Medical Group Commander in Saudi Arabia in 1996, Retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb, who is the former Director of the Defense Health Agency. There will be a wreath laying at the memorial as well.
Families will be available to share stories of their loved ones immediately following the ceremony's completion at 11 a.m.
Previous ceremonies were held on June 24 at Eglin Air Force Base, from where 12 of the 19 killed were deployed to Saudi Arabia with the 33rd Fighter Wing, and on June 25 at Patrick Air Force Base, from where five of the Airmen were deployed with the 920th Rescue Wing.
WHEN: July 1, 2016, from 10 to 11 a.m.
WHERE: Air Force Memorial, 1 Air Force Memorial Drive, Arlington, Va.
WHO: Bonnie Carroll, TAPS President and Founder and surviving spouse of Army Brig. Gen. Tom Carroll -- Marie Campbell, Director of Team TAPS and surviving spouse of Air Force Sgt. Dee Campbell, who was killed in the Khobar Towers bombing -- Other surviving families of those killed in the Khobar Towers bombing
MEDIA CREDENTIAL:
Email kelly.griffith@taps.org or call 800.959.TAPS (8277) to interview TAPS staff or surviving families.
While many surviving family members are open to sharing their heroes' stories, TAPS asks that the media be mindful that some may need time to collect their thoughts. You can find tips on covering families of America's heroes at www.taps.org/media/.
ABOUT TAPS:
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is the national organization providing compassionate care for the families of America's fallen military heroes and has offered support to more than 60,000 surviving family members of our fallen military and their caregivers since 1994. TAPS provides peer-based emotional support, grief and trauma resources, healing seminars and retreats for adults, camps for children, casework assistance, connections to community-based care, online and in-person support groups and the 24/7 National Military Survivor Helpline at 800.959.TAPS (8277) available for all who have been affected by a death in the Armed Forces. Services are provided free of charge. For more information go to www.taps.org or call TAPS at 202.588.TAPS (8277). Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @TAPSorg.
