Danbury in Western Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
They Came in Peace
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 5, 2024
1. They Came in Peace Marker
Inscription.
They Came in Peace. .
Always Remember Never Forget . On the morning of October 23, 1983, a dump truck packed with an estimated 12,000 pounds of explosives crashed through the front gates of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. The detonation ripped the four-story building from its foundation, and the barracks imploded in a matter of seconds. The 241 marines and sailors killed in the explosion represented the largest loss of life in a single day for the Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Within moments of the attack, a second suicide bomber drove into the barracks of a French paratrooper detachment in West Beirut. The explosion toppled the building, and 58 soldiers inside were killed. The names below are the men from this area that were killed. U. S. Marine Corps Dibenedetto, Thomas A. · Mattacchione, Joseph J. · Smith, Thomas G. · Sundar, Devon L. · Tingley, Stephen D. · Wigglesworth, Dwayne W. U. S. Army Carson, Randall A. · Stethem, Robert 1985 · Sandborn, Scott B. 1958 U. S. Marine Corps Hart, William 1983
Always Remember Never Forget
On the morning of October 23, 1983, a dump truck packed with an estimated 12,000 pounds of explosives crashed through the front gates of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. The detonation ripped the four-story building from its foundation, and the barracks imploded in a matter of seconds. The 241 marines and sailors killed in the explosion represented the largest loss of life in a single day for the Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Within moments of the attack, a second suicide bomber drove into the barracks of a French paratrooper detachment in West Beirut. The explosion toppled the building, and
58 soldiers inside were killed. The names below are the men from this area that were killed.
U. S. Marine Corps
Dibenedetto, Thomas A. · Mattacchione, Joseph J. · Smith, Thomas G. · Sundar, Devon L. · Tingley, Stephen D. · Wigglesworth, Dwayne W.
U. S. Army
Carson, Randall A. · Stethem, Robert 1985 · Sandborn, Scott B. 1958 U. S. Marine Corps
Hart, William 1983
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Peace.
Location. 41° 23.161′ N,
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73° 26.599′ W. Memorial is in Danbury in Western Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of South Street (Connecticut Route 53) and Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling east on South Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Danbury CT 06810, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline and in Greater Bridgeport. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
