Recent posts have discussed the Hamas terror attack on Israel. American officials fear that the conflict could spread to Lebanon. Today we observe a grim anniversary.
#OTD 40 YEARS AGO in Beirut "a truck smashed through doors of headquarters building in which our Marines were sleeping & instantly exploded. The 4-story concrete building collapsed in pile of rubble.
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) October 23, 2023
More than 200 of the sleeping men were killed in that one hideous insane attack" pic.twitter.com/Di6O9WbS0c
