Remembering the Lives Lost in Lebanon
Oct 27 2008
Oct. 23 marked the 25th anniversary of the tragic bombing that killed 241 Marines, sailors, and soldiers in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 25, 1983.
The U.S. Naval Institute joined servicemembers across the globe commemorating the mission of peace on which those Marines and others embarked — and recalling their selfless sacrifice.
An exclusive account of those events — by the Marine commander on the ground retired Col. Timothy Geraghty — appears in this month’s issue of Proceedings.
Click here to read the article.
