PRINTER'S NO. 4186
No. 410 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY REINARD AND DeWEESE, NOVEMBER 17, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 17, 1992
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing October 23, 1993, as the tenth anniversary of the
2 bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut,
3 Lebanon.
4 WHEREAS, On October 23, 1983, the United States Marine Corps
5 Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, was the object of a bomb attack;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, The cowardly attack caused the death of 241
8 servicemen who were deployed to Lebanon as part of a
9 multinational peacekeeping mission to attempt to restore order
10 to war-torn Beirut; and
11 WHEREAS, From 1982 to 1984, a total of 273 American
12 servicemen and many soldiers from other countries gave their
13 lives attempting to restore peace to this strife-torn area; and
14 WHEREAS, The heroic efforts of the United States Marines,
15 members of other branches of the United States Armed Forces and
16 soldiers from other countries, their sacrifices and the
17 hardships suffered by their families should not be forgotten;
18 therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize October
2 23, 1993, as the tenth anniversary of the bombing of the Marine
3 Barracks in Beirut, and express its respect for the courageous
4 men who lost their lives in the name of peace and their
5 families.
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