Lawmaker: Issue Stamp to honor Beirut fallen
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Lawmaker: Issue stamp to honor Beirut fallen
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Posted : Wednesday Dec 19, 2007 17:47:44 EST
<FORM id=hidden></FORM>JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — For more than two decades, survivors and families of those who served in Lebanon have asked the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp commemorating the Beirut peacekeeping mission.
Now, they’re getting congressional backing.
Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., introduced a resolution Tuesday expressing the opinion of the House that a commemorative stamp should be issued to remember the victims and honor the veterans of the mission, according to a press release.
More than 241 Marines, sailors and soldiers were killed Oct. 23, 1983, when a terrorist drove a bomb-laden truck into their barracks. A total of 273 servicemen died during the peacekeeping mission from 1982 to 1984.
“Since the tragic events of September 11th, Americans have joined in solidarity to defend the ideals upon which our nation was founded, and to combat the evils of terrorism,” Jones said in the release. “We must not forget that the soldiers who lost their lives in Beirut were some of our first victims of terror. These soldiers went to restore peace in a war-torn nation. A commemorative stamp in their honor would not just further mourn their loss, but would celebrate peace in the American spirit that was embodied in the mission of these fallen heroes.”
Most of those killed in the attack were Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based Marines. Each year, a memorial service is held in Jacksonville, N.C., at the Beirut Memorial, which contains the names of those killed during the peacekeeping mission.
“Families and friends in 36 states across the U.S. lost loved ones in and around Beirut in 1983,” Jones said. “There is scant justification for failing to seize the opportunity to recognize those who have given so much for our country.”
"Never Forget?", you bet!
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Phantom Blooper
Phantom, I've got to remain civil, for several obvious reasons.
I admit I earlier agreed to shut up & go away, but reading this post makes that commitment impossible. So Moderator, I'll understand if you jerk this reply.
I wont forget a drug store cowboy former rear echelon Army Captain President sent the troops in, they were unprepared, poorly lead and attacked, and nothing was done.
Creating a stamp in the troops remembrance is worthless.
President Reagan did respond, he looked around and found somebody he might safely beat up on (deal with, as is said), Grenada.
There's no American I see on the national scene that demonstrates any Warrior capability or intentions.
So I don't see any revengeful response to this disgrace, ever, just a lot of cheap talk.
All the Americans on the National level are well dressed, 100# +/- overweight and are always pictured with their mouths open and the camera angle from about knee elevation. They're all insignificant individuals parading around in huge airplanes, trying to make some more money. (fill their sacks).
Phantom, I read your bio and see you were there at the time, so you got to know more about this than I do.
Maybe I'm reading the wrong books, just finished W.E.B. Griffin's The Hunters. This story details exactly how to identify, locate and render harmless bad guys. I recommend this book and methods & hope I live to see the day when 1 more male American Warrior comes along, although I doubt it.
I don't support the H.Res. bill. Gary Hall :thumbdown :thumbdown