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PVT641 | 23 Oct 2014 10:47 a.m. PST |
In memory of my fallen brothers: The Bombings: Sunday, October 23, 1983. ."] A low oblique of the BLT headquarters building, before the October bombing. [Photo from the Long Commission Report At around 6:22 a.m., a 19 ton, yellow, Mercedes-Benz stake-bed truck drove to the Beirut International Airport (BIA), where the U.S. 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) was deployed. The 1st Battalion 8th Marines (BLT), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Larry Gerlach, was a subordinate element of the 24th MAU. The truck was not the water truck they had been expecting. Instead, it was a hijacked truck carrying explosives. The driver turned his truck onto an access road leading to the compound. He drove into and circled the parking lot, and then he accelerated to crash through a 5-foot-high barrier of concertina wire separating the parking lot from the building. The wire popped "like somebody walking on twigs." The 19-ton Mercedes-Benz truck then passed between two sentry posts, passed through an open vehicle gate in the perimeter chain-link fence, crashed through a guard shack in front of the building and smashed into the lobby of the building serving as the barracks for the 1st Battalion 8th Marines (BLT). The sentries at the gate were operating under rules of engagement which made it very difficult to respond quickly to the truck. Sentries were ordered to keep their weapons at condition four (no magazine inserted and no rounds in the chamber). Only one sentry, LCPL Eddie DiFranco, was able to load and chamber a round. However, by that time the truck was already crashing into the building's entry way: armed. The explosion of the Marine Corps building in Beirut, Lebanon, created a large cloud of smoke that was visible from miles away. The suicide bomber, an Iranian national named Ismail Ascari, reached the entry way at 6:22 and detonated his explosives, which were later estimated to be equivalent to approximately 9525 kg (21,000 pounds) of TNT. The force of the explosion collapsed the four-story building into rubble, crushing many inside. According to Eric Hammel in his history of the U.S. Marine landing force, "The force of the explosion initially lifted the entire four-story structure, shearing the bases of the concrete support columns, each measuring fifteen feet in circumference and reinforced by numerous one-and-three-quarter-inch steel rods. The airborne building then fell in upon itself. A massive shock wave and ball of flaming gas was hurled in all directions." The explosive mechanism was a gas-enhanced device consisting of compressed butane in canisters employed with pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) to create a fuel-air explosive. The bomb was carried on a layer of concrete covered with a slab of marble to direct the blast upward.[18] Despite the lack of sophistication and wide availability of its component parts, a gas-enhanced device can be a lethal weapon. These devices were similar to fuel-air or thermobaric weapons, explaining the large blast and damage. An after-action forensic investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) determined that the bomb was so powerful, it would probably have brought down the building even if the sentries had managed to stop the truck between the gate and the building. Less than ten minutes later, a similar attack occurred against the barracks of the French 3rd Company of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment, 6 km away in the Ramlet al Baida area of West Beirut. As the suicide bomber drove his pickup truck towards the ‘Drakkar' building, French paratroopers began shooting at the truck and its driver. It is believed that the driver was killed and the truck was immobilized and rolled to stop about fifteen yards from the building. A few moments passed; then, the truck exploded bringing down the nine-story building and killing 58 French paratroopers. It is believed that this bomb was detonated by remote control, and it is estimated that this bomb, though similarly constructed, was not as large as and was slightly less than half as powerful as the one used against the Marines at the Beirut International Airport. Many of the paratroopers had gathered on their balconies moments earlier to see what was happening at the airport It was France's worst military loss since the end of the Algerian War in 1962. Abbott, Terry W. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. New Richmond, OH Alexander, Clemon S. …… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Monticello, FL Allman, John R. ……….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NM .. Carlsbad … NM Arnold, Moses J. Jr. …… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Bailey, Charles K. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Berlin, MD Baker, Nicholas ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Alexandria, VA Banks, Johansen ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Detroit, MI Barrett, Richard E. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Tappahanock, VA Bates, Ronny K. ……….. USN …. HM1 …. 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Aiken, SC Battle, David L. ………. USMC … 1stSgt . 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Hubert, NC Baynard, James R. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Richmond, VA Beamon, Jesse W. ………. USN …. HN ….. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Haines City, FL Belmer, Alvin. ………… USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Bland, Stephen ………… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Midway Park, NC Blankenship, Richard L. … USMC … SGT …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Hubert, NC Blocker, John W. ………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Yulee, FL Boccia, Joseph J. Jr. ….. USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Northport, NY Bohannon, Leon Jr. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Bohnet, John R. Jr. ……. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. TN .. Memphis, TN Bonk, John J. Jr. ……… USMC … SGT …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Boulos, Jeffrey L. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Islip, NY Bousum, David R. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Fife Lake, MI Boyett, John N. ……….. USMC … 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Brown, Anthony ………… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Detroit, MI Brown, David W. ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Conroe, TX Buchanan, Bobby S. Jr. …. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Midway Park, NC Buckmaster, John B. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Vandalia, OH Burley, William F. …….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Linden, NJ Cain, Jimmy R. ………… USN …. HN ….. 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Birmington, AL Callahan, Paul L. ……… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Lorain, OH Camara, Mecot E. ………. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Hinton, WV Campus, Bradley J. …….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Lynn, MA Ceasar, Johnnie D. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. TX .. El Campo, TX Cole, Marc L. …………. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Ludlow Falls, OH Coleman, Marcus A. …….. USA …. SP4 …. 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Dallas, TX Comas, Juan M. ………… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Hialeah, FL Conley, Robert A. ……… USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Orlando, FL Cook, Charles D. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Advance, NC Cooper, Curtis J. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. North Wales, PA Copeland, Johnny L. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Burlington, NC Corcoran, Bert D. ……… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Katonah, NY Cosner, David L. ………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Elkins, WV Coulman, Kevin P. ……… USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Seminary, NY Croft, Brett A. ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Lakeland, FL Crudale, Rick R. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Warwick, RI Custard, Kevin P. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Virginia, MN Cyzick, Russell E. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Star City, WV Davis, Andrew L. ………. USMC … Maj …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Decker, Sidney James …… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Clarkson, KY Devlin, Michael J. …….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Westwood, MA Dibenedetto, Thomas A. …. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Mansfield Center, CT Dorsey, Nathaniel G. …… USMC … Pvt …. 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Douglass, Frederick B. …. USMC … SgtMaj . 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Cataumet, MA Dunnigan, Timothy J. …… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Princeton, WV Earle, Bryan L. ……….. USN …. HN ….. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Painsville, OH Edwards, Roy L. ……….. USMC … MSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Elliot, William D. Jr. …. USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Lancaster, PA Ellison, Jesse ………… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. WI .. Soldiers Grove, WI Estes, Danny R. ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Gary, IN Estler, Sean F. ……….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Kenall Park, NJ Faulk, James E. ……….. USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Panama City, FL Fluegel, Richard A. ……. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Erie, PA Forrester, Steven M. …… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Foster, William B. Jr. …. USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Richmond, VA Fulcher, Michael D. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Madison Heights, VA Fuller, Benjamin E. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Duluth, GA Fulton, Michael S. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Ft. Worth, TX Gaines, William Jr. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Port Charlotte, FL Gallagher, Sean R. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. MA .. N. Andover, MA Gander, David B. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. WI .. Milwaulkee, WI Gangur, George M. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Cleveland, OH Gann, Leland E. ……….. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Garcia, Randall J. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Modesto, CA Garcia, Ronald J. ……… USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Gay, David D. …………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Harrisburg, IL Ghumm, Harold D. ………. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Gibbs, Warner Jr. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Portsmouth, VA Giblin, Timothy R. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. RI .. N. Providence, RI Gorchinski, Michael W. …. USN …. ETC …. 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Evansville, IN Gordon, Richard J. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Somerville, MA Gratton, Harold F. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Conoes, NY Greaser, Robert B. …….. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Lansdale, PA Green, Davin M. ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Hairston, Thomas A. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Haltiwanger, Freddie Jr. .. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Little Mountain, SC Hamilton, Virgel D. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Dayton, OH Hanton, Gilbert ……….. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. DC .. Washington, DC Hart, William …………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Haskell, Michael S. ……. USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Hastings, Michael A. …… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. DE .. Seaford, DE Hein, Paul A. …………. USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Held, Douglas E. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Richmond, VA Helms, Mark A. ………… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NE .. Dwight, NE Henderson, Ferrandy D. …. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Tampa, FL Hernandez, Matilde Jr. …. USMC … MSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Midway Park, NC Hester, Stanley G. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Raleigh, NC Hildreth, Donald W. ……. USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Sneads Ferry, NC Holberton, Richard H. ….. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Beaufort, SC Holland, Robert S. …….. USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Gilbertsville, KY Hollingshead, Bruce A. …. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Fairborn, OH Holmes, Melvin D. ……… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Chicago, IL Howard, Bruce L. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. ME .. Strong, ME Hudson, John R. ……….. USN …. LT ….. 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Riverdale, GA Hudson, Terry L. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Prichard, AL Hue, Lyndon J. ………… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. LA .. Des Allemands, LA Hukill, Maurice E. …….. USMC … 2ndLt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Iacovino, Edward S. Jr. … USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Warwick, RI Ingalls, John J. ………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Interlaken, NY Innocenzi, Paul G. III …. USMC … WO-1 … 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Trenton, NJ Jackowski, James J. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. S. Salem, NY James, Jeffrey W. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Jenkins, Nathaniel W. ….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Daytona Beach, FL Johnson, Michael H. ……. USN …. HM2 …. 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Detroit, MI Johnston, Edward A. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Struthers, OH Jones, Steven …………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Julian, Thomas A. ……… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Middleton, RI Kees, Marion E. ……….. USN …. HM2 …. 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Martinsburg, WV Keown, Thomas C. ………. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Louisville, KY Kimm, Edward E. ……….. USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. IA .. Atlantic, IA Kingsley, Walter V. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. WI .. Wisconsin Dells, WI Kluck, Daniel S. ………. USA …. Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Owensboro, KY Knipple, James C. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Alexandria, VA Kreischer, Freas H. III … USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Indiatlantic, FL Laise, Keith J. ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. East Stroudsburg, PA Lamb, Thomas G. ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Coon Rapids, MN Langon, James J. IV ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Lakehurst, NJ Lariviere, Michael S. ….. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Perry, FL Lariviere, Steven B. …… USMC … Sgy …. 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Chicopee, MA Lemnah, Richard L. …….. USMC … MSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Lewis, David A. ……….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Garfield Heights, OH Lewis, Val S. …………. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Atlanta, GA Livingston, Joseph R. ….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Champaign, IL Lyon, Paul D. Jr. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Milton, FL Macroglou, John W. …….. USMC … Maj …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Maitland, Samuel ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Martin, Charlie R. …….. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Martin, Jack L. ……….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Oveido, FL Massa, David S. ……….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Warren, RI Massman, Michael R. ……. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Port Huron, MI Mattacchione, Joseph J. … USMC … Pvt …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Sanford, NC McCall, John ………….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Rochester, NY McDonough, James E. ……. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Newcastle, PA McMahon, Timothy R. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Austin, TX McNeely, Timothy D. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Mooresville, NC McVicker, George N. II …. USN …. HM2 …. 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Wabash, IN Melendez, Louis ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PR .. Puerto Rico Menkins, Richard H. II …. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Tully, NY Mercer, Michael D. …….. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Vale, NC Meurer, Ronald W. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Milano, Joseph P. ……… USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Farmingville, NY Moore, Joseph P. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. MO .. St. Louis, MO Morrow, Richard A. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Clairton, PA Muffler, John F. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Munoz, Alex …………… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NM .. Bloomfield, NM Myers, Harry D. ……….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Whittler, NC Nairn, David J. ……….. USMC … 1stLt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Nava, Luis A. …………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Gardena, CA Olson, John A. ………… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Sabin, MN Olson, Robert P. ………. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Lawtons, NY Ortiz, Richard C. ……… USMC … CWO-3 .. 10/23/1983 .. OK .. Ft. Sill, OK Owen, Jeffrey B. ………. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Virginia Beach, VA Owens, Joseph A. ………. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Chesterfield, VA Page, Connie Ray ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Erwin, NC Parker, Ulysses ……….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Payne, Mark W. ………… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Binghamton, NY Pearson, John L. ………. USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Perron, Thomas S. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Whitinsville, MA Phillips, John A. Jr. ….. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Wilmette, IL Piercy, George W. ……… USN …. HMC …. 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Mt. Savage, MD Plymel, Clyde W. ………. USMC … 1stLt .. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Merritt, FL Pollard, William H. ……. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Pomalestorres, Rafael I. .. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Prevatt, Victor M. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Columbus, GA Price, James C. ……….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Attala, AL Prindeville, Patrick K. … USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Gainesville, FL Pulliam, Eric A. ………. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. E. St. Louis, IL Quirante, Diomedes J. ….. USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. RP .. Calcoocan City, RP Randolph, David M. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. AZ .. Siloam Springs, AZ Ray, Charles R. ……….. USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Relvas, Rui A. ………… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Rich, Terrence L. ……… USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Richardson, Warren …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Rodriguez, Juan C. …….. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Miami, FL Rotondo, Louis J. ……… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA San Pedro, Guillermo Jr. .. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Hialeah, FL Sauls, Michael C. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Waterboro, SC Schnorf, Charles J. ……. USMC … 1stLt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Schultz, Scott L. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Keeseville, NY Scialabba, Peter J. ……. USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Moorehead City, NC Scott, Gary R. ………… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Rankin, IL Shallo, Ronald L. ……… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Hudson, NY Shipp, Thomas A. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Woonsocket, RI Shropshire, Jerryl D. ….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Macon, GA Silvia, James F. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Middletown, RI Sliwinski, Stanley J. ….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Niles, OH Smith, Kirk H. ………… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Miami, FL Smith, Thomas G. ………. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Middletown, CT Smith, Vincent L. ……… USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Soares, Edward ………… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Tiverton, RI Sommerhof, William S. ….. USMC … 1stLt .. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Springfield, IL Spaulding, Michael C. ….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Akron, OH Spearing, John W. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Lancaster, PA Spencer, Stephen E. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Portsmouth, RI Stelpflug, Bill J. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Auburn, AL Stephens, Horace R. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Capitol Heights, MD Stockton, Craig S. …….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Rochester, NY Stokes, Jeffrey G. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Waynesboro, GA Stowe, Thomas D. ………. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Sturghill, Eric D. …….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Chicago, IL Sundar, Devon L. ………. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Stamford, CT Surch, James F. Jr. ……. USN …. LT ….. 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Lompoc, CA Thompson, Dennis A. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Bronx, NY Thorstad, Thomas P. ……. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Chesterton, IN Tingley, Stephen D. ……. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Ellington, CT Tishmack, John J. ……… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Minneapolis, MN Trahan, Lex D. ………… USMC … Pvt …. 10/23/1983 .. LA .. Lafayette, LA Vallone, Donald H. Jr. …. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Palmdale, CA Walker, Eric R. ……….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Chicago, IL Walker, Leonard W. …….. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Dothan, AL Washington, Eric G. ……. USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Alexandria, VA Weekes, Obrian ………… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Wells, Tandy W. ……….. USMC … 1stSgt . 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Wentworth, Steven B. …… USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Reading, PA Wesley, Allen D. ………. USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA West, Lloyd D. ………… USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Weyl, John R. …………. USMC … SSgt … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Wherland, Burton D. Jr. … USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Wigglesworth, Dwayne W. … USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Naugatuck, CT Williams, Rodney J. ……. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Opa Locka, FL Williams, Scipio Jr. …… USMC … GySgt .. 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Charleston, SC Williamson, Johnny A. ….. USMC … LCpl … 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Asheboro, NC Wint, Walter E. Jr. ……. USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Wilkes-Barre, PA Winter, William E. …….. USMC … Capt … 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Athens, AL Wolfe, John E. ………… USMC … Cpl …. 10/23/1983 .. AZ .. Phoenix, AZ Woollett, Donald E. ……. USMC … 1stLt .. 10/23/1983 .. OK .. Bartlesville, OK Worley, David E. ………. USN …. HM3 …. 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Wyche, Craig L. ……….. USMC … PFC …. 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Jamaica, NY Yarber, James G. ………. USA …. SFC …. 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Vacaville, CA Young, Jeffrey D. ……… USMC … Sgt …. 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Moorestown, NJ Zimmerman, William A. ….. USMC … 1stLt .. 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Grand Haven, MI |
Great War Ace | 23 Oct 2014 11:19 a.m. PST |
I remember the recrimination leveled at Reagan for the stupidity of putting our troops within reach of the enemy when they had no reason (beyond political) to be there…. |
Just Jack | 23 Oct 2014 11:32 a.m. PST |
Well, Here is To Us, and Those Like Us… Semper Fidelis, Jack |
Chalfant | 23 Oct 2014 3:27 p.m. PST |
I remember when it happened, and after I enlisted a few years later, I came across a couple of Marines that had been in Beirut at that time. Something the Marine Corps will never forget. Did you know that Marines just returned to embassy duty in Beirut last month? Semper Fidelis, Chalfant |
Weasel | 23 Oct 2014 5:56 p.m. PST |
Before my time, but I know it hit Danish news as well. |
Buck215 | 23 Oct 2014 6:59 p.m. PST |
I remember it well. Rest easy, Marines, and God Bless You! |
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