Let us never forget that the blanket of freedom which so many of us take for granted from day to day was bought and paid for with the blood of our brothers and sisters such as these. On that fateful day, 25 June 1996, 19 men and women gave their lives so that we could continue to live in a world free of tyranny and oppression.
These are some of the flags that are on display at the Khobar Towers Memorial at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They each recall the individuals whose lives we remember every June for their courage and dedication to duty.
See the closeup of the plaque to the left
This uniform and flag represent each and every person who was injured or harmed during the terrorist attack.
The "Khobar Rock"
This rock and the plaque on it are located just outside the Khobar Towers Memorial Building at Prince Sultan Air Base. There are 19 American Flags atop the plaque, each commemmorating the men and women who died in service of our country.
This page was last updated on: 20 June, 2006
The plaque to the left bears the following inscription:
"Their sacrifice shall blaze
as a flame in our hearts."
This Memorial is dedicated to the 19 airmen who lost their lives on June 25, 1996 in the terrorist attack at Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Dedicated at Prince Sultan AB
June 25, 1997
ABOVE: These flag-draped coffins are a vivid and painful reminder that freedom is never free.
LEFT: A view of the devastation that was wrought by the terrorist bomb.
