Beirut
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 […]
Beirut Truck Bombs
On 23 October 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 305 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, and six civilians. The first suicide bomber detonated a […]
1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing
‘And the building was gone.’ On Sunday morning, 23 Oct 1983, a 19-ton yellow Mercedes stake-bed truck entered a public parking lot at the heart of Beirut International Airport. The lot was adjacent to the headquarters of the U.S. 8th Marine Regiment’s 1st Battalion, where some 350 American service members slept in a four-story concrete […]
Fake SEAL, VA fraudster headed to prison
It’s been a while since we originally covered Richard Meleski. Our original piece can be found here, and the update when some other nefarious activities of Meleski’s was brought to our attention. He claimed to be a US Navy SEAL and to have been a prisoner of war in Beirut. Everyone thought he was a […]
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