The Bombing of the Marine Barracks in Lebanon
U.S. Marines Headquarters, Beirut, Lebanon, Before Bombing; U.S. Marines Headquarters, Beirut, Lebanon, After Bombing
Photographs
Date: October 23, 1983
Source: U.S. Marines' BLT Headquarters building prior to bombing. Photograph. Long Commission Report, U.S. Marines in Lebanon 1982–1984. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S.M.C., Washington, D.C.; U.S. Marine barracks after bombing. Photograph, October 23, 1983. AP/Wide World Photos.
About the Organization: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is one of three Marine Air/Ground Logistics Task Forces that routinely deploys from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to the Mediterranean Sea aboard amphibious ready group shipping. In 1982, it was renamed as the 24th MAU (Marine Amphibious Unit) and was deployed twice to Lebanon as part of an international peace-keeping force. Six years later, it was...
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1980's Government and Politics Primary Sources
The 1980's: Primary Sources
