Northside in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Beirut Memorial

Photographed By Dave W, January 21, 2024

1. Beirut Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Honoring all who served, and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada 1982-1984
★★★
In Memoriam
to the
241 US Marines, Sailors and Soldiers
of
24th Marine Amphibious Unit
Battalion Landing Team 1/8
2nd Marine Division
who lost their lives in the
terrorist bombing of the Marine Barracks on October 23, 1983
Lest We Forget That Peace Has A Price
★★★
Semper Fidelis

Erected 2019 by Lt. Col. R. P. Adelhelm, USMC / Semper Fidelis Society.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is October 23, 1983.

Location. 30° 21.957′ N, 81° 39.133′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Northside. Memorial is on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4535 N Main Street, Jacksonville FL 32206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. USS Frank E. Evans DD754 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); US Marines and Navy Corpsman Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Flame of Freedom (a few steps from this marker); George Washington Tulip Poplar

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bowman Cook and John Morine (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Torpedo Boat David (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry John Klutho (approx. 1.3 miles away); Brewster Hospital (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

More about this memorial. The memorial is on the grounds of Evergreen Cemetery.

Also see . . . Local News article about the dedication as well as facts on the bombing.

Pasquale Burgese and Elmore Bing were U.S. Marines together in the same unit during one of the deadliest attacks in the corps’ history.

Although miles away that day, each man shared the same sickening horror and grief at the deaths of 241 of their fellow Marines 36 years ago in their Beirut, Lebanon, barracks.

(Submitted on January 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)

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Photographed By Dave W, January 21, 2024

2. Beirut Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.