Beirut
David Seelye – LCpl vs. Sgt and No Combat Action Ribbon from Beirut
The folks at MilitaryPhony give us their work on David Francis Seelye. Seelye comes to us from Jacksonville, North Carolina. He previously lived in Winsted, Connecticut. At the time of this writing, June 2024, Seelye is 62 y/o. Seelye served as a Marine in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982 and 1983. Seelye founded and organized ceremonies honoring […]
Robert E. Wilson Jr – Official Military Records
Just to complete this case, we wanted to post Robert E. Wilson Jr.’s official military records. They could not locate him, probably because he had a common name and several SSNs. We posted the NPRC cover letters stating they could not locate his records. We filed 4-5 times. After we accounted for variations, we finally […]
Robert E. Wilson – Fake Beirut Sniper Resurfaces
Robert Earl Wilson Jr (aka “9mmParabellum0321” and “Theron D. Patron“) has resurfaced after reinventing himself. He posted a photo of a Marine Beirut Sniper tattoo, which raised some eyebrows among actual Beirut Veterans and snipers. Nobody in the Beirut veteran community seems to have heard of him. It turns out that Robert E. Wilson Jr […]
40th Remembrance of the Beirut Bombing
I have delayed posting anything about the 40th Remembrance of the 241 U.S. service members who were killed in a terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon on 23 October 1983. I have struggled to write something several times. Too many recent events were imposing upon that remembrance to count them all. I will try to […]
Iran Official admits to terrorism.
Today my mailbox is full of reports about an Iranian Official admitting to sponsoring terrorism. This is like my wife admitting to eating chocolate. So much derp in all of this I hardly know where to begin. Iran is not the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world… Russia is and always has been […]
John Loveridge – Another Phony Beirut Survivor -Updated
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on John D. Loveridge. Loveridge has several current addresses that are in Rochester NH and Andover MA. At the time of this writing, he is 57 years old. Some folks might be under the impression that he was in Beirut. I do not know Johnny and I […]
Retired Marine Generals Attempt to Include Beirut Bombing Victims in Legislation
Kudos to seven Marine generals who are urging to have those affected by the 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing be included in legislation to compensate victims of terrorism. Retired Marine generals call on Schumer to compensate Beirut bombing victims BY LAURA KELLY – 11/15/22 Seven retired four-star generals from the U.S. Marine Corps are urging Senate leaders […]
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