From: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 10:21 PM
To: Kerry Burgess
Subject: Re: Journal May 19, 2006
Kerry Burgess wrote:
I wonder where the divergence point is in history? When did I become Kerry Burgess and who am I really? There was probably a real Kerry Burgess, someone that looked like me.
From 10/23/1912 ( ) To 6/8/1993 ( commencement, Princeton University Class of 1993 ) is 29448 days
29448 = 14724 + 14724
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 2/24/2006 ( ) is 14724 days
From 12/20/1994 ( an aviator in non-aviator related duties boots on the ground in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my US Navy Cross medal date of record ) To 2/24/2006 ( ) is 4084 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 1/7/1977 ( Gerald Ford, 38th president of USA federal government 1974-1977: Executive Order 11952 Conforming the Foreign Service and Civil Service Retirement and Disability Systems ) is 4084 days
https://papersofprinceton.princeton.edu/princetonperiodicals/?a=d&d=Princetonian19121023-01.2.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
by me, Kerry Burgess, 11/12/2006 9:51 PM
Maybe I have been to more planets and moons than I am conscious of. I also remember a lot of thoughts, a lot, about something like an parallel existence where time stood still in this universe but while I could live a millions years in that other universe. Or maybe that is actually just a metaphor for amnesia my real identity created in my mind.
From 9/18/1947 ( Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America begins active-duty ) To 11/13/2004 ( ) is 20876 days
20876 = 10438 + 10438
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/1/1994 ( from internet: Sydnee Scofield ) is 10438 days
previously here by me, Kerry Burgess:
From 6/19/1960 ( premiere USA TV series episode "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"::"Letter of Credit" ) To 6/1/1994 ( ) is 12400 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 10/15/1999 ( premiere USA TV series episode "Stargate SG-1"::"Past and Present" ) is 12400 days
From 10/18/1993 ( launch of the US space shuttle Columbia orbiter vehicle mission STS-58 includes me Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps commissioned-officer and United States STS-58 pilot astronaut and my 2nd official United States of America National Aeronautics Space Administration orbital flight of 4 overall ) To 11/13/2004 ( ) is 4044 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 11/28/1976 ( desperate for oxygen replenishment there from loss due to accident months earlier, my biological brother Thomas Reagan the civilian and privately financed astronaut in solar system deep space in his privately financed atom-pulse propulsion spaceship this day makes his departure from Jupiter moon Callisto for his 04/14/1977 successful return to planet Earth - from his successful strike in the outer solar system beyond planet Saturn to divert comet nicknamed "Lucifer", threatening the existence by death and destruction of all life on this planet Earth ) is 4044 days
From 6/9/1997 ( {puppet-in-chief} Bill Clinton, 42nd president of USA federal government 1993-2001: Remarks Announcing Proposed Human Cloning Prohibition Legislation ) To 11/13/2004 ( ) is 2714 days
2714 = 1357 + 1357
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 7/21/1969 ( disguised, my biological brother Thomas Reagan the United States Navy Commander circa 1969 was United States Apollo 11 Eagle spacecraft United States Navy astronaut landing and walking on the planet Earth's moon - his 1st of his 6 Earth-Lunar lunar-landings with USA Project Apollo, strictly in planning and preparation for his personal activities in this solar-system's deep-space 1975-1977 ) is 1357 days
From 5/28/1954 ( George E. Mahlberg ) To 6/8/1993 ( commencement, Princeton University Class of 1993 ) is 14256 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 11/13/2004 ( ) is 14256 days
http://www.tv.com/shows/saturday-night-live/liam-neeson-modest-mouse-376430/
Saturday Night Live
Season 30 Episode 5
Modest Mouse
Aired Saturday 11:30 PM Nov 13, 2004 on NBC
Episode Summary
Modest Mouse performed "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty.
AIRED: 11/13/04
Los Angeles Times
7 Astronauts Fly High in Orbit, Draw Blood in Name of Science
October 19, 1993 From Associated Press
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Columbia and its seven astronauts blasted off on a belated mission Monday, carrying 48 rats, that will be poked, prodded and in some cases decapitated by guillotine and dissected in orbit.
All in the name of science.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536973/bio
IMDb
George E. Mahlberg
Biography
Born May 28, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died April 2, 2011
Nicknames Dr. Cosmo
Astrophysicist, Mt. Palomar & Mt. Wilson, CA 1974-1978
Host - Nocturnal Transmissions (1990-present) - WPRB-FM 103.3, Princeton, New Jersey [April 2005]
http://stephaniedoes.com/2011/remembering-dr-cosmo/
REMEMBERING DR. COSMO
APRIL 4, 2011
In many ways, the most influential part of my college education took place not in the classroom, but at the radio station. WPRB 103.3FM may be housed on the Princeton campus, but it’s independently funded and gives a handful of Princeton students a musical outlet, work experience, and the too-rare opportunity to interact with members of the community. During my time at WPRB, one of these people was Dr. Cosmo, a DJ who had a Friday night show since the early 90s.
album: "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" (2004)
MODEST MOUSE
"Float On"
(from internet transcript)
I backed my car into a cop car the other day
Well he just drove off sometimes life's OK
I ran my mouth off a bit too much oh what did I say
Well you just laughed it off it was all OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on any way
Well, a fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it just to learn from sleight of hand
Bad news comes don't you worry even when it lands
Good news will work its way to all them plans
We both got fired on exactly the same day
Well we'll float on good news is on the way
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on OK
And we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on
Now don't you worry we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't worry we'll all float on
(Alright already)
And we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't worry even if things end up a bit too heavy
We'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on OK
Don't worry we'll all float on
Even if things get heavy we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't you worry we'll all float on alright
We'll all float on
From 7/19/1989 ( the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City Iowa - after 05/10/2006: the end of Kerry Burgess - *me* - the natural human being cloned from another human being {Thomas Reagan} ) To 11/13/2017 ( ) is 10344 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 2/27/1994 ( premiere USA TV series episode "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"::"Playing God" ) is 10344 days
From 12/20/1994 ( an aviator in non-aviator related duties boots on the ground in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my US Navy Cross medal date of record ) To 11/13/2017 ( ) is 8364 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 9/26/1988 ( US Navy ends convoy duty in the Persian Gulf ) is 8364 days
From 2/13/1988 ( as me, Kerry Burgess, while enlisted paygrade E-5, designated Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2), with my personal participation and commendation my official enlisted US Navy documents includes: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 88Feb13 88Jun03, CF-division, Missile Plot - guided-missiles Fire Control Computers Complex (operator and advanced technician, UNIVAC digital-computers Mk152 Terrier System for, primarily, SM2-ER {Extended Range} Standard Missiles ordnance), USS Wainwright CG-28, US Navy, Operation Earnest Will, Middle East Force, including Operation Praying Mantis ) To 11/13/2017 ( ) is 10866 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 8/3/1995 ( {puppet-in-chief} Bill Clinton, 42nd president of USA federal government 1993-2001: Memorandum on Assistance to the United Nations Rapid Reaction Force in Bosnia ) is 10866 days
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974015/releaseinfo
IMDb
Justice League (2017)
Release Info
USA 13 November 2017 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
Chicago Tribune
Navy Rises To Occasion In Duel At Sea
April 19, 1988 By David Evans, Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than 40 years, enemy warships have seriously challenged the U.S. Navy at sea. The Navy won-decisively.
When the sun set on the Persian Gulf Monday night, at least two Iranian patrol boats were at the bottom, two others were heavily damaged, perhaps even sunk, and two Iranian frigates were disabled.
In one day`s combat, Iranian fleet strength was reduced considerably. The U.S. ships involved in the fighting were unscathed.
By all accounts, the Navy racked up a victory, marred only by the probable loss of an Army attack helicopter. The Cobra helicopter, operating with a two-member crew from the cruiser Wainwright, was reported overdue.
The engagement underscores the decisive impact of air power in naval engagements and the effectiveness of simple countermeasures in dealing with antiship missile attacks.
But the incident that prompted Monday`s naval battle-the near sinking last week of the USS Samuel B. Roberts by an Iranian mine-raises anew the question of the Navy`s ability to deal effectively with even simple mines.
The Navy`s success in surface combat stems in large measure from the presence of aircraft overhead. E-2C Hawkeye radar planes from the carrier Enterprise provided early warning of Iranian F-4 Phantom jets as well as inbound surface vessels.
Attack aircraft known as A-6 also provided early warning of impending attacks. And it was the bombs and missiles fired from the A-6s that inflicted most of the damage. Only two of the Iranian vessels damaged or sunk were hit by ordnance fired from surface warships.
At the same time, the Iranian air force-with barely two dozen or so planes still operational, for want of American spare parts-was able to mount only a token sortie of two F-4s, which were chased off and possibly damaged by U.S. antiaircraft missiles.
Control of the sea would seem to require dominance of the air.
Indeed, the British Royal Navy`s losses in the Falkland Islands war might have been far worse if the Argentine A-4s had not been forced to fly to the very limit of their range, with only enough fuel for one pass, and if more of their bombs had exploded on impact.
However, the Persian Gulf action shows that some of the Navy`s surface ship countermeasures do work. The captain of the frigate USS Stark was roundly criticized for not employing chaff as a radar decoy before his ship was hit by a radar-homing Exocet missile last May.
On Monday, the cruiser Wainwright used its chaff to decoy a Harpoon missile fired from the attacking Joshan, an Iranian fast attack craft.
The Joshan, which did not employ any effective chaff, was then hit and sunk
U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE
The Surface View: Operation Praying Mantis
By Captain J. B. Perkins III, U. S. Navy
May 1989 Proceedings Vol. 115/5/1,035
With the primary mission accomplished, SAG Charlie patrolled the area. About three hours later, they detected the approach of an Iranian Kaman patrol boat, which the Bagley's LAMPS-I identified as the Joshan. As the patrol boat closed, the SAG commander repeatedly warned the Iranian that he was standing into danger and advised him to alter course and depart the area. When his direction was ignored, the U. S. commander requested and was granted "weapons free" by CJTFME. He then advised the Joshan:
"Stop your engines and abandon ship; I intend to sink you."
After thinking this communication over, the Joshan's CO apparently decided to go out firing and launched his only remaining Harpoon. The three SAG Charlie ships, now in a line abreast at 26,000 yards, and the Bagley's LAMPS simultaneously detected the launch and maneuvered and launched chaff. The Harpoon passed down the Wainwright's starboard side close aboard (the seeker may not have activated)
excerpt
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/the-presidents-news-conference-991
The American Presidency Project
RONALD REAGAN
40th President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
The President's News Conference
October 01, 1981
Saudi Arabia and Iran
Q. Mr. President, you said a few minutes ago that you would not allow, you would not permit what happened in Iran several years ago to happen in Saudi Arabia. How would you prevent that? Would you take military intervention if that was necessary to prevent it?
The President. I'm not going to talk about the specifics of how we would do it, except to say that in Iran, I think the United States has to take some responsibility for what happened there with some very shortsighted policies that let a situation come to a boiling point, that there was no need to do that.
But in Saudi Arabia, I just would call to your attention that it's not only the United States, it's the whole Western World. There is no way, as long as Saudi Arabia and the OPEC nations there in the East and Saudi Arabia's the most important provide the bulk of the energy that is needed to turn the wheels of industry in the Western World, there's no way that we could stand by and see that taken over by anyone that would shut off that oil.
From 8/24/1962 ( John Kennedy, 35th President of USA federal government 1961-1963: Executive Order 11046 - Authorizing Award of the Bronze Star Medal ) To 4/2/1999 ( premiere US TV series episode "The Outer Limits"::"Blank Slate" ) is 13370 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/11/2002 ( ) is 13370 days
From 3/8/1988 ( as me, Kerry Burgess, while enlisted paygrade E-5, designated Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2), my official enlisted US Navy documents includes: Terrier MK 152 guided-missiles Fire Control Computers Complex Operator (operator and advanced technician, UNIVAC digital-computers Mk152 Terrier System for, primarily, SM2-ER {Extended Range} Standard Missiles ordnance) - CF-division, Missile Plot, USS Wainwright CG-28, US Navy, following my graduation Naval Missiles School, Dam Neck, Virginia ) To 6/11/2002 ( ) is 5208 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 2/5/1980 ( premiere USA TV series episode "Nova"::"Living Machines" ) is 5208 days
From 11/9/1995 ( premiere USA TV series episode "Modern Marvels"::"Oil" ) To 6/11/2002 ( ) is 2406 days
2406 = 1203 + 1203
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 2/17/1969 ( the Combat Action Ribbon award is established by US Navy ) is 1203 days
From 6/5/1987 ( as me, Kerry Burgess, my official enlisted US Navy documents includes: Earned NEC 1189 - Based on graduation from the Terrier Mk 152 Guided-missiles Fire Control Computers Complex course - Naval Guided Missiles School, Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US Navy - leading to permanent assignment until 1990 to CF-division, Missile Plot - guided-missiles Fire Control Computers Complex (operator and advanced technician, UNIVAC digital-computers Mk152 Terrier System for, primarily, SM2-ER {Extended Range} Standard Missiles ordnance), USS Wainwright CG-28, US Navy, while enlisted paygrade E-5, designated Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2) ) To 6/11/2002 ( ) is 5485 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 11/8/1980 ( Jimmy Carter, 39th president of USA federal government 1977-1981: Non-intervention in Iran ) is 5485 days
http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=1782
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
020612-N-9407M-518
The Atlantic Ocean (Jun. 11, 2002) -- British frigate HMS Richmond (F-239) launches an AGM-84A Harpoon missile during a joint U.S. and British exercise in which the decommissioned ship USS Wainwright was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean. Ships used in these types of exercises are inspected and made environmentally safe before sinking, and are disguised to create reefs for marine life. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Isaac Merriman. (RELEASED)
http://www.tv.com/shows/the-outer-limits/blank-slate-21516/
tv.com
The Outer Limits Season 5 Episode 8
Blank Slate
Aired Friday 9:00 PM Apr 02, 1999 on Showtime
Quotes
Hope Wilson knows there's something different about the bruised and breathless man who stumbles into the homeless shelter she runs with her mentor, Jack Parsons. He looks like a junkie, but his hands are soft and his fingernails manicured. Tom Cooper doesn't know who he is, where he is and why two well-dressed men, Vincent and Cole, are chasing him. He only knows that the small metal case that he defends so fiercely contains five vials that hold all his memories, reduced to crystal form, as well as a specially designed injector that can delete or restore those memories. With Hope's help, he uses the injector to restore his memories in an attempt to piece together his identity. But there are unforeseen consequences to this. With each injection of memories, Tom's personality becomes slightly darker. As he injects one crystal and then the next, Tom recovers his unhappy childhood and adolescence, his time in medical school and, to Hope's dismay, his memories of his marriage to his high school sweetheart Paula. With the injection of the fourth crystal, Tom remembers some terrible things.
From 8/24/1962 ( John Kennedy, 35th President of USA: Executive Order 11046 - Authorizing Award of the Bronze Star Medal ) To 4/18/1988 ( as me, Kerry Burgess, while enlisted paygrade E-5, designated Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2), from my official enlisted US Navy records: during USA Armed Forces Expeditionary Operation Earnest Will with my personal participation and commendation - CF-division, Missile Plot - guided-missiles Fire Control Computers Complex (UNIVAC digital-computers Mk152 Terrier System for, primarily, SM2-ER {Extended Range} Standard Missiles ordnance) - aboard the USS Wainwright CG-28 US Navy the United States Operation Praying Mantis ) is 9369 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/28/1991 ( ) is 9369 days
From 11/24/1963 ( Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and fatally wounded by Jack Ruby before live television cameras at Dallas Police Headquarters ) To 7/19/1989 ( the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City Iowa and from the thoughts in my conscious mind, coinciding with United States of America Veterans Affairs hospital psychiatric doctor medical drugs: the end of Kerry Burgess - *me* - the natural human being cloned from another human being {Thomas Reagan} ) is 9369 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/28/1991 ( ) is 9369 days
From 7/26/1947 ( Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America is established ) To 3/20/1973 ( premiere USA TV series pilot "Police Story" ) is 9369 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/28/1991 ( ) is 9369 days
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/letter-the-resignation-united-states-supreme-court-associate-justice-thurgood-marshall
The American Presidency Project
GEORGE BUSH
41st President of the United States: 1989 - 1993
Letter on the Resignation of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall
June 28, 1991
Dear Mr. Justice:
It is with deep regret that I acknowledge your letter of retirement from the Supreme Court effective at such time as a successor is qualified.
Our Nation is deeply indebted to you for your long and distinguished public service. Your courageous leadership in the fight for equal opportunity, exemplified by your brief and oral argument in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, is a powerful example of how one person's commitment to his convictions can shape a nation's attitude on such a fundamental issue.
Your distinguished service to our country, first on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as our Nation's 33rd Solicitor General, and capped by a great career on the Supreme Court will also be long remembered.
Barbara and I wish you happiness and every blessing in your years of retirement.
Sincerely,
George Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service
United States Marshals Service
From Wikipedia
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Justice (28 U.S.C. § 561). It is the oldest American federal law enforcement agency and was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 during the presidency of George Washington as the Office of the United States Marshal. The USMS as it stands today was established in 1969 to provide guidance and assistance to Marshals throughout the federal judicial districts. USMS is an agency of the United States executive branch reporting to the United States Attorney-General but serves as the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts to ensure the effective operation of the judiciary and integrity of the constitution.
The Marshals Service is the primary agency for fugitive operations, the protection of officers of the Federal Judiciary
album: "Building Nothing Out Of Something" (1999)
Modest Mouse
"Broke"
Broke account so I broke a sweat
I've bought some things that I sort of regret about now
Broke your glasses, but it broke the ice
You said that I was an asshole and I paid the price
Broken hearts want broken necks
I've done some things that I want to forget but I can't
Broke my pace and ran out of time
Sometimes I'm so full of shit that it should be a crime
Broke a promise cause my car broke down
Such a classic excuse it should be bronze by now
From 1/17/1963 ( premiere US TV series episode "The Twilight Zone"::"Valley of the Shadow" ) To 7/3/1985 ( premiere US film "Back to the Future" ) is 8203 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 4/18/1988 ( ) is 8203 days
From 7/2/1908 ( Thurgood Marshall ) To 6/2/1953 ( coronation ceremony of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ) is 16406 days
16406 = 8203 + 8203
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 4/18/1988 ( ) is 8203 days
From 12/7/1954 ( from The Daily Princetonian publication, Princeton University: Jet And Rocket Grants Offered By Foundation ) To 4/18/1988 ( ) is 12186 days
12186 = 6093 + 6093
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 7/9/1982 ( premiere US film "TRON" ) is 6093 days
From 4/18/1988 ( as me, Kerry Burgess, while enlisted paygrade E-5, designated Fire Controlman Petty Officer Second Class (FC2), from my official enlisted US Navy records: during USA Armed Forces Expeditionary Operation Earnest Will with my personal participation and commendation - CF-division, Missile Plot - guided-missiles Fire Control Computers Complex (operator and advanced technician, UNIVAC digital-computers Mk152 Terrier System for, primarily, SM2-ER {Extended Range} Standard Missiles ordnance) - aboard the USS Wainwright CG-28 US Navy the United States Operation Praying Mantis ) To 5/14/1990 ( departing as enlisted {non-commissioned officer} United States Navy Fire Controlman Second Class Petty Officer (FC2)(E-5) Kerry Wayne Burgess my Honorable Discharge from United States Navy active service ) is 756 days
756 = 378 + 378
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 11/15/1966 ( the United States Gemini 12 spacecraft splashdown and my biological brother Thomas Reagan the United States Navy officer was United States Gemini 12 spacecraft United States Navy astronaut returning from orbit of the planet Earth ) is 378 days
Los Angeles Times
U.S. Attacks Iran Frigates, Oil Platforms, Sinks Boat : American Helicopter Is Missing
April 18, 1988 Times Wire Services
MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. warships and aircraft destroyed two of Iran's Persian Gulf oil platforms today, sank a patrol boat and damaged two Iranian frigates that fired missiles at American planes.
Iranian naval forces responded with attacks on Arab oil facilities, U.S., British and Cypriot commercial vessels and on a press helicopter chartered by NBC.
It was the most intense direct U.S.-Iran conflict since President Reagan ordered last summer that Navy forces be strengthened in the gulf, where Iran and Iraq have been at war since September, 1980.
Later today Defense Secretary Frank C. Carlucci said that a two-man U.S. attack helicopter was missing and "we are concerned."
Defense Department officials said naval forces were searching for the Cobra chopper, a Marine aircraft that had been stationed aboard the cruiser Wainwright.
Washington called destruction of the oil platforms a "measured response" to the explosion of a mine, allegedly planted by Iran, that blew a hole in an American frigate last week and wounded 10 sailors.
Reagan said today's operations were a warning to Iran that "we will protect our ships and, if they threaten us, they'll pay a price. We undertook this action to make sure the Iranians have no illusions about the cost of irresponsible behavior."
No casualties were reported among U.S. forces. Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency said there were deaths and injuries aboard the platforms but it did not say how many.
Gave Advance Warning
On Reagan's instructions, about 9 a.m. gulf time, two groups of Navy warships struck the Iranian oil platforms Sassan and Sirri, 100 miles apart in the southern Persian Gulf.
They gave the Iranians advance warning to evacuate the platforms, which have been used as speedboat bases for attacks on neutral shipping. Reagan ordered the attacks as retaliation for the mine that holed the frigate Samuel B. Roberts on Thursday.
Both platforms were destroyed and left ablaze, one by naval gunfire and the other by explosives that were placed on it, according to statements in Washington.
The Iranian news agency said U.S. warships hit the Sassan platform at 9 a.m. and, 23 minutes later, the Sirri platform off nearby Sirri Island.
IRNA said Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati wrote a letter of protest to U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar that said, in part: "Iran will never submit to the policy of violence and intimidation and will definitely respond to the cowardly U.S. attacks."
Gunboats on Rampage
After the U.S. attacks, Iranian gunboats went on a rampage in the southern gulf. They attacked oil facilities and commercial vessels at the Mubarak oil field off the Sharjah emirate and, hours later, a Cypriot freighter leaving the United Arab Emirates with a load of fertilizer.
Carlucci said a Navy helicopter was fired on during the raid on the platforms but was not hit. Iranians shot at a press helicopter carrying an NBC-TV crew and an Associated Press photographer but missed.
AP photographer Norbert Schiller said the "Iranians fired at least half a dozen .50-caliber rounds and small-arms fire" at the helicopter.
Two Iranian warplanes tried to harass a U.S. warship but the ship fired missiles and the aircraft fled, shipping sources reported.
They said an Iranian patrol boat fired at the Wainwright, one of the ships attacking Sassan and Sirri, but did not hit it.
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/about-us/leadership/hgram_pdfs/H-Gram_018.pdf
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Earnest Will, the U.S. Navy escort of “re-flagged” Kuwaiti tankers, officially commenced in July 1987. However, on 25 May, U.S. Navy ships did provide escort for a Kuwaitiflagged cargo ship that was transporting U.S. arms to Bahrain. Operation Earnest Will would last from 24 July 1987 to 26 September 1988 and was the largest naval convoy operation since World War II.
H-018-1: No Higher Honor - The Road to Operation Praying Mantis, 18 April 1988
H-Gram 018, Attachment 1
Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC
April 2018
Chandler opted to keep Wainwright’s bow pointed at Joshan to minimize radar cross section. The Iranian Harpoon’s seeker either failed to activate or was lured off by chaff, and the missile passed close aboard down Wainwright’s starboard side. Bagley also fired a Harpoon at Joshan, which missed. The U.S. ships then sank the crippled patrol boat with guns. The Joshan suffered 15 sailors killed; among the severely wounded was Captain Mallek with a severed leg. While the surface action was going on, two Iranian F-4 Phantom fighter-bombers were orbiting too close for comfort and Wainwright engaged them with two extended-range Standard missiles.
by me, Kerry Burgess: 11:20 AM Monday, November 08, 2010
Maybe I am not the real Kerry Burgess or the real Tom Reagan but I am now God and I am in a composite version of the body of Kerry Burgess who was the clone of Tom Reagan.
- by me, Kerry Wayne Burgess, posted by me: 9:36 PM Pacific-timezone USA Monday 06/22/2026
