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Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial

 
 
Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
1. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
Inscription.
October 23, 1983
241 servicemen killed in the
Beirut, Lebanon terrorist bombing
In Memoriam
to the Philadelphia Marine casualties of
the Beirut Peace Keeping Mission

Cpl. Moses Arnold, Jr. • Sgt. John J. Bonk, Jr. • Cpl. Thomas A. Hairston • Sgt. Gilbert Hanton • Cpl. John F. Muffler • Sgt. Rafael Pomales-Torres • PFC. Rui Manual A. Relvas • Cpl. Louis J. Rotondo •
Sgt. Allen D. Wesley

If you forget my death,
then I died in vain.

Dedicated
October 20, 1985

 
Erected 1985 by the families of Philadelphia Marine casualties of the Beirut Peace Keeping Mission.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 56.694′ N, 75° 8.56′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. Memorial is in the Veterans Memorial Park, about 100 feet WSW of the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Dock Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn's Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); Commodore John Barry (1745 - 1803) (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christopher Columbus (about 300 feet away); Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Corporal Michael J. Crescenz (about 400 feet away); Tracings from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Tồ Quốc Ghi O'n (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
Additional keywords. Veterans Memorial
 
Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
2. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2009
3. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial
Hyatt Regency Hotel in background along the Delaware River.
Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Carolyn Martienssen, December 30, 2014
4. Philadelphia Beirut Bombing Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,777 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   4. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Carolyn Martienssen of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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