Jacksonville, NC, honors fallen service members of Beirut bombing 40 years later

WITN reports Oct. 23, 2023, marks 40 years since two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut Lebanon that housed American and French service members that left more than 200 U.S. troops killed in 1983.

An annual observance to mark the 40th anniversary of the Oct. 23, 1983, Beirut Bombing was held Monday at the Beirut Memorial in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens.

The observance will honor the fallen service members who served in Lebanon from 1958 to 1984 and in Grenada; especially those killed in the Beirut Bombing on Oct. 23.

Marine and Navy leaders will speak and the 2D Marine division band will play.