Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/obama-remembers-attack-on-marine-barracks-in-beirut-30-years-ago Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Obama remembers attack on Marine barracks in Beirut 30 years ago Nation Oct 23, 2013 12:23 PM EST "Thirty years ago today, 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and 3 soldiers lost their lives to a (Hezbollah) suicide bomber who attacked the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon ... Our 241 service members will be remembered in ceremonies at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, and in homes around the United States." - President Barack Obama, commemorating the 30th anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on a Marine barracks in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983. Read the president's full statement. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
"Thirty years ago today, 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and 3 soldiers lost their lives to a (Hezbollah) suicide bomber who attacked the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon ... Our 241 service members will be remembered in ceremonies at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, and in homes around the United States." - President Barack Obama, commemorating the 30th anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on a Marine barracks in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983. Read the president's full statement. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now