Westchester Township in Chesterton in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Beirut Memorial Monument
Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 22, 2025
1. Beirut Memorial Monument Marker
They came in peace
LCPL James R. Baynard USMC
LCPL Danny R. Estes USMC
ETC(SW) Michael W. Gorchinski USN
2nd Lt Maurice E. Hukill USMC
HM2 George N. McVicker II USN
SSGT Thomas P. Thorstad USMC
Dedicated to our Indiana men killed in Beirut, Lebanon
October 23, 1983
Erected 2019.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 36.337′ N, 87° 2.577′ W. Monument is in Chesterton, Indiana, in Porter County. It is in Westchester Township. It can be reached from East Porter Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The monument is located behind the Northwest Health Emergency Medical Services building. Drive to the left of the building and park in the back of the parking lot. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 600 E Porter Avenue, Chesterton IN 46304, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Northern Indiana and specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in 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 and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mark Randall Taylor - Age 20 (a few steps from this marker); Chesterton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lustron Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chesterton's Historic 100 Block Broadway (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chesterton Bandstand
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Regarding Beirut Memorial Monument. The Beirut Memorial Monument in Chesterton, Indiana, is donated by the family of James and Barbara Thorstad and dedicated to the memory of the six Indiana servicemen killed in the Beirut Bombing on October 23, 1983. Four U.S. Marines and two sailors are recognized.
This monument displays the Marine and Naval emblems. The sentry on the monument is an image of the statue created by Abbι Godwin located at the Beirut Memorial Monument at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It is displayed with the permission of the Beirut Memorial Advisory Board.
Also see . . . Beirut Memorial Monument to honor Indiana Servicemen killed. Beirut Veterans of America Short biographies of the men named in the memorial. (Submitted on March 23, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana.)
Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 22, 2025
2. Wide angle view of the Beirut Memorial Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
