
This commemoration, designed as a memorial wall, honors the memory of U.S. Marines who were killed on October 23, 1983 by a suicide truck bomber attack in Beirut, Lebanon. The design shows two broken white granite walls, symbolizing the destruction of buildings by the bomb. Left wall: THEY CAME IN PEACE Dedication plaque: BEIRUT MEMORIAL / HONORING THE MEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN LEBANON / 1982 - 1984 / MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER / THOSE WHO ARE READY / TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM / * * * / COMMISSIONED BY / THE PEOPLE OF JACKSONVILLE / NORTH CAROLINA /
Installation Date:
23 Oct 1986
Organization Responsible for Installation:
City of Jacksonville and civilian population of Jacksonville
Memorial War Era(s):
- Lebanon/Grenada
Memorial Condition:
Good
Website:
http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/343
Location:
The memorial is located in Lejeune Memorial Gardens. This triangle shaped park is formed with Montford Landing Road on one side, Lejeune Blvd. (Hwy. 24) on another and U.S. Highway 17 on the third side at Jacksonville, NC.