U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Paul Kelley awards the Purple Heart to Marines wounded in the Oct. 23, 1983 terrorist bombing in Beirut during a ceremony at the Wiesbaden Air Force hospital in ...

In this Oct. 25, 1983, file photo, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Paul Kelley, left, awarded the Purple Heart to Marines wounded in the terrorist bombing in Beirut during a ceremony at the Wiesbaden ...

On Oct. 23, 1983, Marine Cpl. Thurnell “Chip” Shields lay on his cot on the third floor of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines battalion landing team headquarters in Beirut when he was awakened by ...

Thirty-nine years ago, Iran-sponsored terrorists drove a truck laden with explosives into the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 241 U.S. service members — 220 Marines, 18 ...

The return of Marines to Beirut as full-time embassy guards for the first time in more than 30 years is a notable milestone for those who fought to maintain stability in Lebanon, ...

Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. Facts On October 23, 1983, 241 US service personnel – including 220 Marines and ...

On Oct. 23, 1983, U.S. Marines were targeted in a terrorist bombing attack on their Beirut barracks — 241 servicemen died that day 40 years ago. Bestselling author Jack Carr tells the story.

Forty-one years ago today, a Hezbollah affiliate rammed his yellow Mercedes stake-bed truck through a chest-high concertina ...

Marine Sgt. William H. Pollard, left, was 24 when he died, one of the 241 U.S. troops killed in the Oct. 23, 1983 bombing attack on Marines in Beirut, Lebanon, the single deadliest day for the ...

This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Europe edition, July 16, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form. BEIRUT — A battalion of American Marines swarmed ashore on ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) – U.S. Marines landed in Beirut on Thursday for the first time in more than 20 years, helping evacuate Americans onto a Navy ship bound for Cyprus from battle-torn Lebanon. About ...

1983 Beirut barracks bombing: ‘The BLT Building is gone!’ Later that month, the United States pulled the final Marines from the peacekeeping force out of Lebanon.