A group of wounded-in-action soldiers swam in the Persian Gulf on July 2, 2024, to commemorate the martyrdom of 290 passengers of Flight 655 shot down by the US Navy in 1988. The Airbus A300 passenger airliner, carrying 290 people, fell victim to two surface-to-air missiles fired from the USS Vincennes. Among the victims were 66 children, 53 women, and 16 crew members. Additionally, 36 foreign nationals from six countries were also on board. The aircraft’s black box was never recovered. Iran Air Flight 655, a regular route to Dubai, met its tragic end shortly after departing from Bandar Abbas. After the tragic incident, Will Rogers III, the captain of the US Vincennes, was eulogized and awarded, which proved that the US Navy’s attack on an Iranian passenger plane had been a premeditated crime.
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