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
the multi-national peacekeeping force
Lebanon 1983 - 1984
North Carolina Semper Fidelis
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. Memorial is in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is on South Main Street south of East Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is in John Franklin Moore
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Franklin Moore (a few steps from this marker); Mooresville Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); D.E. Turner & Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); Flowing into the Future (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mooresville (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mooresville Cotton Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mooresville Moors (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mooresville Notables (approx. Ό mile 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 lasted from August 1982until August 1984 with a total loss of 268 dead and hundreds wounded.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 20232. Lest We Forget that Peace Has a Price Marker
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 April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
