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This concurrent resolution urges the United States Congress to pass laws that would facilitate the return of the remains of thirteen American sailors who died in 1804 during an attack on Tripoli, Libya, as part of the first Barbary War. The sailors were on board the USS Intrepid, an explosive-packed ship that detonated prematurely. Their remains were discovered onshore, mistreated, and eventually buried by fellow U.S. Navy prisoners. The resolution highlights that these heroes have been buried in a foreign land for over two centuries, with their graves often desecrated, and that their remains are located in two different sites in Tripoli. It calls for the federal government to take necessary steps to exhume, identify if possible, and then bring these remains back to the United States for a full military funeral and burial in a national cemetery, such as Arlington National Cemetery. The resolution also mandates that a certified copy be sent to key members of the U.S. Congress and the Tennessee Congressional delegation.

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