Our Vietnam Memorial. Jacksonville, NC. Always a very emotional time for me. Reading the names, I always wonder where they are from or what kind of family they had. Did they have kids or were they just kids themselves? Did they even have the opportunity to complete high school? There's so many questions... No answers. Bless the families of the men and women listed on this wall.
Beirut Memorial.
On October 23, 1983 during the Lebanese Civil War, two truck bombs struck separate buildings housing United States and French military forces—members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen.
In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 American servicemen: 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel and three Army soldiers, along with sixty Americans injured, representing the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II, the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States military since the first day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II. In addition, the elderly Lebanese custodian of the Marines' building was killed in the first blast. The explosives used were equivalent to 5,400 kg (12,000 pounds) of TNT.
Our 9/11 Memorial.
In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 American servicemen: 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel and three Army soldiers, along with sixty Americans injured, representing the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II, the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States military since the first day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II. In addition, the elderly Lebanese custodian of the Marines' building was killed in the first blast. The explosives used were equivalent to 5,400 kg (12,000 pounds) of TNT.
Our 9/11 Memorial.
Erected in memory of the Americans lost in this senseless attack. I think this one is still fresh enough in our minds that I do not need to explain... Just continue to pray for these families, our police force, firefighters, our military still fighting and our country. God bless the USA!
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