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MikeBjerum

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31st Anniversary of Beirut Bombing
« on: October 22, 2014, 10:04:50 PM »
The Beirut Barrack Bombing (October 23, 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon) occurred during the Lebanese Civil War when two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing United States and French military forces.

A truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the United States Marine Corps barracks. In the explosion that followed, 241 United States military personnel were killed: 220 Marines, 18 Sailors, and 3 Soldiers.



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Re: 31st Anniversary of Beirut Bombing
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2014, 06:18:22 AM »
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Re: 31st Anniversary of Beirut Bombing
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2014, 02:57:44 PM »
I was on active duty in Germany at the time. I had to pause and think about what else was going on back then. We "invaded" Grenada two days later. This place will tell you a lot about any year. http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1983
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Re: 31st Anniversary of Beirut Bombing
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2014, 03:47:41 PM »
I had been retired from the USAF  for 3 years when that had happened.
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