WebThe April 18, 1983 United States embassy bombing was a suicide bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by.The victims were mostly embassy and CIA staff members, but also included several US soldiers and one US Marine Security Guard.It was the deadliest attack on a US diplomatic mission up to … Web26 okt. 2024 · Courtesy photoWest Newbury resident Tony Sutton was a Marine stationed at the site of the bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983, that killed 241 U.S. military personnel.
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WebIn the early morning of October 23, 1983, the First Battalion, 8th Marines Headquarters building was destroyed by a non-Lebanese, terrorist-driven truck, laden with compressed … WebWithin one week, Hezbollah-linked militants drove two truck bombs containing a half a kiloton of explosives into the Marine barracks at the Beirut International Airport, killing … he 159/2021
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WebAcross the Marine Corps on Wednesday, memorials and ceremonies were being held remember the 36th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in … WebInjured marines were stabilized and the more serious cases were flown back to the Beirut airport and transported to three U.S. military hospitals in West Germany on large … Web23 okt. 2013 · Thirty years ago, a truck packed with explosives and inflammable gas ploughed through the security rim of the US Marines headquarters in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, blasting the building... he1587