[soc.history] 7 Years Ago, 23 October, 1983

ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) (10/26/90)

From: Allan Bourdius <ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu>
On this day, 241 Marines, sailors, and soldiers who were members of, or
who were attached to, the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (Also known as BLT
1/8) died in the truck bombing of the BLT Headquarters Building at the
Beirut International Airport.

Semper Fidelis,

MIDN 3/C (PLC-JR) Allan Bourdius, Carnegie Mellon NROTC