Beirut Stamp Initiative
They Came In Peace - Beirut Memorial - Jacksonville, NC

Marines from the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit prepare 'Green Beach' outside Beirut, Lebanon for the introduction of additional forces on Oct. 1, 1982. The 32d MAU was in Beirut to participate in a multi-national peace-keeping operation. Photo by: Official USMC Photo -- LINKED TO STORY

Col. James Mead, Commanding Officer of the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit, speaks to a Lebanese civlian during the delivery of food supplies from ships laying off shore. Mead commanded the 32d MAU during two tours in Beirut, and a third after the unit was redesignated the 22d MAU. Photo by: Official USMC Photo -- LINKED TO STORY

Marines from the 32d Marine Amphibious Unit man a checkpoint at the port in Beirut, Lebanon in late Aug. 1982 during the evacuation of PLO and Syrian fighters from the country. The 32d MAU, later named the 22d MAU, would serve four tours in Beirut in support of multi-national peace-keeping operations there. Photo by: Official USMC Photo -- LINKED TO STORY

A Marine sniper from Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 8th Marines, the ground combat element of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, engages in a long range duel with Druze and Shi'ite militia snipers in Beirut in Oct. 1983 during the peace-keeping mission in Lebanon. Photo by: Official USMC Photo -- LINKED TO STORY

Assault Amphibian Vehicles from BLT 2/6, the ground combat element of the 22d MAU, plow through deep snow during an attempt to rescue Lebanese civilians trapped by snowstorms in the Beka'a Valley. Photo by: Official USMC Photo -- LINKED TO STORY

Beirut Related Links
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Beirut - Arlington National Cemetery
Beirut Documentary - The Human Side
Beirut Embassy Bombing April 18, 1983
Beirut Embassy Bombing Sept. 20, 1984
Beirut Marines
Beirut Memorial Online
Beirut Veterans of America
Beirut Vets of 3/8
Illinois Middle East Conflicts Memorial
Leathernecks MC Beirut Detachment
US Marines in Lebanon 1982-1984

Veterans For Justice

Blogs

The 23rd of October
Forgotten Heros

Further Reading

Report of the DoD Commission on Beirut International Airport Terrorist Act, October 23, 1983

Victor Ostrovsky's "By way of Deception"

Eric Hammel's "The Root"

National Veterans Organizations & Interest

American Gold Star Mothers
American Legion National Headquarters
AMVETS National Headquarters
Armed Forces.Com
Blue Star Mothers
Defenselink
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled American Veterans
Gold Star Siblings
Gulf War Veterans Resource Pages
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Purple Heart Foundation
No Greater Love
Rolling Thunder
Silver Star Families
THOMAS - US Congress on the Internet
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans History Project
Vietnam Veterans of America
White House Commission on Remembrance

Media Interest
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The Beirut Story:
Richmond Times-Dispatch  
(Requires Flash) A very moving presentation / documentary.

8th Marines - 2nd Marine Division
Blinded American Veterans Foundation
CATO Institute
- The United States in Lebanon: A Case for Disengagement
DCMilitary.Com
- Beirut Marines Remembered at Arlington Cemetery 20th Anniv. Ceremony (Features the BSI Webmaster)
Digital Collegian
- Penn State Students Press
Free Republic
- News/Activism by keyword: Beirut
GlobalList.org
- "By Way of Deception" by Victor Ostrovsky

New York Times
- On This Day

Palladium-Item
- Greater Richmond, IN

RAND Corporation
VFW Magazine

Patriot Award

Google

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