Beirut, Lebanonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombingOCTOBER 23, 1983 - U.S. MARINE CORPS BARRACKSRest In Peace HeroesCPL TERRY W. ABBOTT, USMCLCPL CLEMON S. ALEXANDER, USMCPFC JOHN R. ALLMAN, USMCCPL MOSES J. ARNOLD JR., USMCPFC CHARLES K. BAILEY, USMCLCPL NICHOLAS BAKER, USMCLCPL JOHANSEN BANKS, USMCLCPL RICHARD E. BARRETT, USMCHM1 RONNY K. BATES, USN1STSGT DAVID L. BATTLE, USMCLCPL JAMES R. BAYNARD, USMCHN JESSE W. BEAMON, USNGYSGT ALVIN BELMER, USMCPFC STEPHEN BLAND, USMCSGT RICHARD L. BLANKENSHIP, USMCLCPL JOHN W. BLOCKER, USMCCAPT JOSEPH J. BOCCIA JR., USMCCPL LEON BOHANNON JR., USMCSSGT JOHN R. BOHNET JR., USMCCPL JOHN J. BONK JR., USMCLCPL JEFFREY L. BOULOS, USMCCPL DAVID R. BOUSUM, USMC1STLT JOHN N. BOYETT, USMCCPL ANTHONY BROWN, USMCLCPL DAVID W. BROWN, USMCLCPL BOBBY S. BUCHANAN JR., USMCCPL JOHN B. BUCKMASTER, USMCPFC WILLIAM F. BURLEY, USMCHN JIMMY R. CAIN, USNCPL PAUL L. CALLAHAN, USMCSGT MECOT E. CAMARA, USMCPFC BRADLEY J. CAMPUS, USMCLCPL JOHNNIE D. CEASAR, USMCPFC MARC L. COLE, USMCSP4 MARCUS A. COLEMAN, USAPFC JUAN M. COMAS, USMCSGT ROBERT A. CONLEY, USMCCPL CHARLES D. COOK, USMCLCPL CURTIS J. COOPER, USMCLCPL JOHNNY L. COPELAND, USMCCPL BERT D. CORCORAN, USMCLCPL DAVID L. COSNER, USMCSGT KEVIN P. COULMAN, USMCLCPL BRETT A. CROFT, USMCLCPL RICK R. CRUDALE, USMCLCPL KEVIN P. CUSTARD, USMCLCPL RUSSELL E. CYZICK, USMCMAJ ANDREW L. DAVIS, USMCPFC SIDNEY S. DECKER, USMCPFC MICHAEL J. DEVLIN, USMCLCPL THOMAS A. DIBENEDETTO, USMCPVT NATHANIEL G. DORSEY, USMCSGTMAJ FREDERICK B. DOUGLASS, USMCCPL TIMOTHY J. DUNNIGAN, USMCHN BRYAN L. EARLE, USNMSGT ROY L. EDWARDS, USMCHM3 WILLIAM D. ELLIOT JR., USNLCPL JESSE ELLISON, USMCPFC DANNY R. ESTES, USMCPFC SEAN F. ESTLER, USMCHM3 JAMES E. FAULK, USNPFC RICHARD A. FLUEGEL, USMCCPL STEVEN M. FORRESTER, USMCHM3 WILLIAM B. FOSTER JR., USNCPL MICHAEL D. FULCHER, USMCLCPL BENJAMIN E. FULLER, USMCLCPL MICHAEL S. FULTON, USMCCPL WILLIAM GAINES JR., USMCLCPL SEAN R. GALLAGHER, USMC>LCPL DAVID B. GANDER, USMCLCPL GEORGE M. GANGUR, USMCSSGT LELAND E. GANN, USMCLCPL RANDALL J. GARCIA, USMCSSGT RONALD J. GARCIA, USMCLCPL DAVID D. GAY, USMCSSGT HAROLD D. GHUMM, USMCLCPL WARNER GIBBS JR., USMCCPL TIMOTHY R. GIBLIN, USMCETC MICHAEL W. GORCHINSKI, USNLCPL RICHARD J. GORDON, USMCLCPL HAROLD F. GRATTON, USMCSGT ROBERT B. GREASER, USMCLCPL DAVIN M. GREEN, USMCLCPL THOMAS A. HAIRSTON, USMCSGT FREDDIE HALTIWANGER JR., USMCLCPL VIRGIL D. HAMILTON, USMCSGT GILBERT HANTON, USMCLCPL WILLIAM HART, USMCCAPT MICHAEL S. HASKELL, USMCPFC MICHAEL A. HASTINGS, USMCCAPT PAUL A. HEIN, USMCLCPL DOUGLAS E. HELD, USMCPFC MARK A. HELMS, USMCLCPL FERRANDY D. HENDERSON, USMCSSGT JOHN HENDRICKSON, USMCMSGT MATILDE HERNANDEZ JR., USMCCPL STANLEY G. HESTER, USMCGYSGT DONALD W. HILDRETH, USMCSSGT RICHARD H. HOLBERTON, USMCHM3 ROBERT S. HOLLAND, USNLCPL BRUCE A. HOLLINGSHEAD, USMCPFC MELVIN D. HOLMES, USMCCPL BRUCE L. HOWARD, USMCLT JOHN R. HUDSON, USNCPL TERRY L. HUDSON, USMCLCPL LYNDON J. HUE, USMC2NDLT MAURICE E. HUKILL, USMCLCPL EDWARD F. IACOVINO JR., USMCPFC JOHN J. INGALLS, USMCWO1 PAUL G. INNOCENZI III, USMCLCPL JAMES J. JACKOWSKI, USMCLCPL JEFFREY W. JAMES, USMCLCPL NATHANIEL W. JENKINS, USMCHM2 MICHAEL H. JOHNSON, USNCPL EDWARD A. JOHNSTON, USMCLCPL STEVEN JONES, USMCPFC THOMAS A. JULIAN, USMCHM2 MARION E. KEES, USNSGT THOMAS C. KEOWN, USMCGYSGT EDWARD E. KIMM, USMCLCPL WALTER V. KINGSLEY, USMCSGT DANIEL S. KLUCK, USALCPL JAMES C. KNIPPLE, USMCLCPL FREAS H. KREISCHER III, USMCLCPL KEITH J. LAISE, USMCLCPL THOMAS G. LAMB, USMCLCPL JAMES J. LANGON IV, USMCSGT MICHAEL S. LARIVIERE, USMCCPL STEVEN B. LARIVIERE, USMCMSGT RICHARD L. LEMNAH, USMCCPL DAVID A. LEWIS, USMCSGT VAL S. LEWIS, USMCCPL JOSEPH R. LIVINGSTON, USMCLCPL PAUL D. LYON JR., USMCMAJ JOHN W. MACROGLOU, USMCCPL SAMUEL MAITLAND, USMCSSGT CHARLIE R. MARTIN, USMCPFC JACK L. MARTIN, USMCCPL DAVID S. MASSA, USMCSGT MICHAEL R. MASSMAN, USMCPVT JOSEPH J. MATTACCHIONE, USMCLCPL JOHN MCCALL, USMCSGT JAMES E. MCDONOUGH, USMCLCPL TIMOTHY R. MCMAHON, USMCLCPL TIMOTHY D. MCNEELY, USMCHM2 GEORGE N. MCVICKER II, USNPFC LOUIS MELENDEZ, USMCSGT RICHARD H. MENKINS II, USMCCPL MICHAEL D. MERCER, USMCLCPL RONALD W. MEURER, USMCHM3 JOSEPH P. MILANO, USNCPL JOSEPH P. MOORE, USMCLCPL RICHARD A. MORROW, USMCLCPL JOHN F. MUFFLER, USMCCPL ALEX MUNOZ, USMCCPL HARRY D. MYERS, USMC1STLT DAVID J. NAIRN, USMCLCPL LUIS A. NAVA, USMCCPL JOHN A. OLSON, USMCPFC ROBERT P. OLSON, USMCCWO3 RICHARD C. ORTIZ, USMCPFC JEFFREY B. OWEN, USMCCPL JOSEPH A. OWENS, USMCCPL CONNIE RAY PAGE, USMCLCPL ULYSSES PARKER, USMCLCPL MARK W. PAYNE, USMCGYSGT JOHN L. PEARSON, USMCPFC THOMAS S. PERRON, USMCSGT JOHN A. PHILLIPS JR., USMCHMC GEORGE W. PIERCY, USN1STLT CLYDE W. PLYMEL, USMCSGT WILLIAM H. POLLARD, USMCSGT RAFAEL I. POMALESTORRES, USMCCPL VICTOR M. PREVATT, USMCPFC JAMES C. PRICE, USMCSSGT PATRICK K. PRINDEVILLE, USMCPFC ERIC A. PULLIAM, USMCHM3 DIOMEDES J. QUIRANTE, USNLCPL DAVID M. RANDOLPH, USMCGYSGT CHARLES R. RAY, USMCPFC RUI A. RELVAS, USMCPFC TERRENCE L. RICH, USMCLCPL WARREN RICHARDSON, USMCSGT JUAN C. RODRIGUEZ, USMCLCPL LOUIS J. ROTONDO, USMCLCPL GUILLERMO SANPEDRO JR., USMCLCPL MICHAEL C. SAULS, USMC1STLT CHARLES J. SCHNORF, USMCPFC SCOTT L. SCHULTZ, USMCCAPT PETER J. SCIALABBA, USMCCPL GARY R. SCOTT, USMCCPL RONALD L. SHALLO, USMCCPL THOMAS A. SHIPP, USMCLCPL JERRYL D. SHROPSHIRE, USMCLCPL JAMES F. SILVIA, USMCLCPL LARRY H. SIMPSON JR., USMCLCPL STANLEY J. SLIWINSKI, USMCLCPL KIRK H. SMITH, USMCSSGT THOMAS G. SMITH, USMCCAPT VINCENT L. SMITH, USMCLCPL EDWARD SOARES, USMC1STLT WILLIAM S. SOMMERHOF, USMCLCPL MICHAEL C. SPAULDING, USMCLCPL JOHN W. SPEARING, USMCLCPL STEPHEN E. SPENCER, USMCLCPL BILL J. STELPFLUG, USMCLCPL HORACE R. STEPHENS, USMCPFC CRAIG S. STOCKTON, USMCLCPL JEFFREY G. STOKES, USMCLCPL THOMAS D. STOWE, USMCLCPL ERIC D. STURGHILL, USMCLCPL DEVON L. SUNDAR, USMCLT JAMES F. SURCH JR., USNCPL DENNIS A THOMPSON, USMCSSGT THOMAS P. THORSTAD, USMCPFC STEPHEN D. TINGLEY, USMCLCPL JOHN J. TISHMACK, USMCPVT LEX D. TRAHAN, USMCPFC DONALD H. VALLONE JR., USMCCPL ERIC R. WALKER, USMCCPL LEONARD W. WALKER, USMCCPL ERIC G. WASHINGTON, USMCCPL OBRIAN WEEKES, USMC1STSGT TANDY W. WELLS, USMCLCPL STEVEN B. WENTWORTH, USMCSGT ALLEN D. WESLEY, USMCGYSGT LLOYD D. WEST, USMCSSGT JOHN R. WEYL, USMCCPL BURTON D. WHERLAND JR., USMCLCPL DWAYNE W. WIGGLESWORTH, USMCLCPL RODNEY J. WILLIAMS, USMCGYSGT SCIPIO WILLIAMS JR., USMCLCPL JOHNNY A. WILLIAMSON, USMCCAPT WALTER E. WINT JR., USMCCAPT WILLIAM E. WINTER, USMCCPL JOHN E. WOLFE, USMC1STLT DONALD E. WOOLLETT, USMCHM3 DAVID E. WORLEY, USNPFC CRAIG L. WYCHE, USMCSFC JAMES G. YARBER, USASGT JEFFREY D. YOUNG, USMC1STLT WILLIAM A. ZIMMERMAN, USMCThis was the bloodiest day in the Corps' history since World War II,when Marines fought to secure Iwo Jima.
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  • I am one who has not forgotten.I knew two corpsmen who were fatalities on that day. Fair winds and following seas and may they all rest in peace.

  • we had just left bierut two days before that happened. they used the admirals helo and sent tha chaplain, doctor, and a few corpsman to help in the rescue efforts. a sad day for sure.

  • Did you know anyone named Mark Ogden?? went by 'Stepchild" or 'Oggie"

  • I'd like to add two more names if that's ok. First was a Army Warrant Officer CWO4 Kennith Welsh and Navy Petty Officer OS1 Michael Wagner both were killed during the terrorist bombing at the American Embassy in West Beirut on September 20, 1984. I was there with three other Seabees working at the embassy on the day of the attack both were very good men. Also there were around thirty Lebanese civilian kill and many more wounded.

  • Thanks for this post, Gerald. Too many have already forgotten.
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