[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1421 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1421

Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 
terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, 
 Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were 
                                injured.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2008

 Mr. Jones of North Carolina submitted the following resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 
terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, 
 Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were 
                                injured.

Whereas on the morning of October 23, 1983, at approximately 6:20 a.m., a truck 
        packed with explosives broke security and detonated outside of the 
        United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon;
Whereas 241 members of the Armed Forces of the United States were killed in the 
        blast, and many more were injured;
Whereas a total of 273 members of the Armed Forces from 36 States across the 
        United States were killed while serving in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 
        1984;
Whereas the members of the Armed Forces were part of a multinational 
        peacekeeping force; and
Whereas the honor and sacrifice of the victims will never be forgotten: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the 25th 
anniversary of the bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks 
in Beirut, Lebanon--
            (1) honors and remembers the service and sacrifice of the 
        victims of the bombing; and
            (2) joins family and friends in mourning the victims who 
        lost their lives in the tragic bombing.
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