Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

“Lest We Forget that Peace Has a Price”

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

1. “Lest We Forget that Peace Has a Price” Marker

Inscription.
In memorial to our Marines and sailors of
the multi-national peacekeeping force
Lebanon – 1983 - 1984
North Carolina • Semper Fidelis 1st Sgt. D.L. Battle, Hubert • Sgt. Richard Blankenship, Fayetteville • LCpl. Bobby Buchannan, Midway Park • Sgt. Charles Cook, Advance • Cpl. Johnny Copeland, Burlington • Maj. Andrew Davis, Jacksonville • Cpl. Steven Forrester, Jacksonville

SSgt. Leland Gann, Camp Lejune • LCpl. David Gay, Jacksonville • SSgt. Harold Ghumn, Jacksonville • LCpl. William Hart, Jacksonville • GySgt. Matilde Hernandez, Midway Park • Cpl. Stanley Hester, Raleigh • 2nd Lt. Donald Losey, Winston-Salem

LCpl. Timothy McNeely, Mooresville • Sgt. Michael Mercer, Vale • LCpl. Ronald Meurer, Jacksonville • Cpl. Harry Myers, Whittler • Cpl. Ray Page, Erwin • IS-1 Michael Wagner, Zebulon • Cpl. Johnny Williamson, Asheboro

Erected 1985.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Wars, Non-US.

Location. 35° 34.95′ N, 80° 48.789′ W. Marker is in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. Memorial is on South Main Street south of East Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is in John Franklin

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Moore Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 S Main St, Mooresville NC 28115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Franklin Moore (a few steps from this marker); Mooresville Mills Roll of Honor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battery F, 113th Field Artillery Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Centre Church (approx. 3 miles away); The History of Centre Presbyterian Church / Centre Patriots (approx. 3.2 miles away); Torrence's Tavern (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of Torrence Tavern (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mooresville.

Regarding “Lest We Forget that Peace Has a Price”. From Commemorative Landscape of North Carolina:

This memorial was placed in honor of Lance Corporal Timothy McNeely, a Mooresville native and one of 241 United States Marines and Seamen killed on October 23, 1983 when a terrorist truck bomb destroyed their four-story barracks building. This was the largest loss of life in a single action since the Vietnam War and the worst act of terrorism against Americans up to that time. The Marines were intended to be a buffer between factions in an ongoing civil war but became a target themselves. The peace-keeping mission
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

2. “Lest We Forget that Peace Has a Price” Marker
lasted from August 1982 until August 1984 with a total loss of 268 dead and hundreds wounded.

Also see . . .
1. Marine Barracks Bombing at Beirut, Lebanon. On Oct. 23, 1983, 220 Marines, 18 U.S. Navy sailors, and 3 U.S. Army soldiers lost their lives in the Marine Barracks at the Beirut Airport. (U.S. Marine Corps) (Submitted on December 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Beirut Bombing: 40 Years Later. On Oct. 23, 1983, U.S. troops were awakened at 0622 when a suicide bombing took place at the barracks housing U.S. peacekeeping forces. (By Dave Spiva, VFW Magazine, October 2023) (Submitted on December 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Additional keywords. Beirut; Marine barracks; bombing; terrorism

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.