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  2. 1983 Beirut barracks bombings - Wikipedia

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    6 June 1982 – Israel undertakes military action in Southern Lebanon: Operation "Peace for Galilee." 23 August 1982 – Bachir Gemayel is elected to be Lebanon's president. 25 August 1982 – A MNF of approximately 400 French, 800 Italian soldiers and 800 marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) are deployed in Beirut as part of a peacekeeping force to oversee the evacuation of ...

  3. 1st Battalion, 8th Marines - Wikipedia

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    1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion."

  4. 40 years after bombing that killed Americans in Beirut, US ...

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    On Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide bomber hit an American military barracks at Beirut International Airport, killing 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines – still the deadliest attack on ...

  5. 8th Marine Regiment - Wikipedia

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    In total, 220 marines lost their lives in the bombing of the Beirut barracks alongside 18 sailors and 3 soldiers. [ 2 ] From December 1990 to April 1991 the 8th Marines participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait . 2d Battalion, 8th Marines participated in Operation Provide Comfort in northern ...

  6. Who are the Rhode Island Nine? The stories behind the Marines ...

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    Between the banks of the Providence River and Dyer Street, a memorial honors the nine men who died on Oct. 23, 1983, when a Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed.. Dedicated in 2020, the ...

  7. Exclusive: Bestselling author Jack Carr shares excerpt from ...

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    Bestselling author Jack Carr's new nonfiction book, "Targeted: The 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing," combines compelling storytelling and meticulous research about the attack on U.S. Marines.

  8. 1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut - Wikipedia

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    The April 18, 1983, United States Embassy bombing was a suicide bombing on the Embassy of the United States 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 U.S. Marine Security Guard .

  9. Beirut bombing victims' $1.68 billion Iran judgment ... - AOL

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    A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $1.68 billion judgment against Iran's central bank that had been won by family members of troops killed and injured in the 1983 bombing of the U.S ...