Phantom Blooper
08-29-03, 05:26 AM
A Memorial Service honoring the servicemen killed during the October
23, 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks, Beirut, Lebanon will be held
in front of Mentor City Hall(Mentor, Ohio) at 6PM, Thursday October
23,2003.
This marks the 20th Anniversary of the attack, one of the few
unprovoked attacks against Americans on foreign soil.
Members of the Col. J.M. Chambers Detachment #555 Marine Corps League
will Present this service which also will honor the 15 Mentor area
servicemen who perished in the Vietnam crisis.
It will be open to all who wish to attend, and there will be no
admission for the service.
Following the ceremonies an open house for all those who attend will
be held at the Col. J.M. Chambers Detachment #555, Marine Corps
League building at 8720 Twinbrook Rd. Mentor, Ohio
Additional Information, to include anyone who knows of persons who
served in Beirut at this time, about the services may contact, Joseph
M. Lucarelli at (440)974-9380.
Semper Fidelis
"The First Duty is to Remember"
(Motto of the Beirut Veterans Association)
23, 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks, Beirut, Lebanon will be held
in front of Mentor City Hall(Mentor, Ohio) at 6PM, Thursday October
23,2003.
This marks the 20th Anniversary of the attack, one of the few
unprovoked attacks against Americans on foreign soil.
Members of the Col. J.M. Chambers Detachment #555 Marine Corps League
will Present this service which also will honor the 15 Mentor area
servicemen who perished in the Vietnam crisis.
It will be open to all who wish to attend, and there will be no
admission for the service.
Following the ceremonies an open house for all those who attend will
be held at the Col. J.M. Chambers Detachment #555, Marine Corps
League building at 8720 Twinbrook Rd. Mentor, Ohio
Additional Information, to include anyone who knows of persons who
served in Beirut at this time, about the services may contact, Joseph
M. Lucarelli at (440)974-9380.
Semper Fidelis
"The First Duty is to Remember"
(Motto of the Beirut Veterans Association)