Posted on Oct 24, 2022
North Carolina Marine base remembers Beirut attack 39 years later
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North Carolina Marine base remembers Beirut attack 39 years later
By Irene Loewenson
Oct 24, 10:42 AM
Elisa Camara, the sister of a Marine with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, pays her respects following the 39th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2022. (Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto/Marine Corps)
Lance Cpl. Lex Trahan ― a 19-year-old only child from Lafayette, Louisiana ― had dreamed of going to college after the military and becoming an engineer on an oil rig.
Before he deployed to Lebanon as a combat engineer, his mother made him his favorite meal: spaghetti and meatballs.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
North Carolina Marine base remembers Beirut attack 39 years later
By Irene Loewenson
Oct 24, 10:42 AM
Elisa Camara, the sister of a Marine with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, pays her respects following the 39th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2022. (Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto/Marine Corps)
Lance Cpl. Lex Trahan ― a 19-year-old only child from Lafayette, Louisiana ― had dreamed of going to college after the military and becoming an engineer on an oil rig.
Before he deployed to Lebanon as a combat engineer, his mother made him his favorite meal: spaghetti and meatballs.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown
North Carolina Marine base remembers Beirut attack 39 years later
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Semper Fi and R.I.P. all my fallen Brothers. You gave it all.
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I Lost A Few Friends That Day,
I Was Air Wing And Was On An LPH Off The Coast.
We Flew In And Did Medavac , It Was A Time I Will Never Forget ! I Had Nightmares For Years Afterwards
I Was Air Wing And Was On An LPH Off The Coast.
We Flew In And Did Medavac , It Was A Time I Will Never Forget ! I Had Nightmares For Years Afterwards
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