How the Beirut bombing has echoed through decades of American foreign policy frames the central thesis of "Targeted: Beirut: ...

The Marines were to maintain a visible “presence” in the capital of Beirut, in the hopes that it would deter further bloodshed among the various warring factions and militias fighting for ...

Rescue and clean-up crews search for casualties following the barracks bombing in Beirut on October 23, 1983. (Department of Defense) But shortly after the withdrawal, the assassination of the ...

Fuad Shukr, the Hezbollah terrorist targeted in Beirut airstrike, took part in the 1983 bombing of the US barracks in Beirut that killed 241 US servicemen.

In March 1983, U.S. Marines were fired upon for ... The devastation of the barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, left Marines searching through tons of rubble for their missing comrades.

James M. Scott is coauthor of "Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War On Terror," which is available now from Atria/Emily Bestler Books ...

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The conversation touches on historical events, including the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, and the persistent threat posed by Iran and its allies. The hosts express their frustration with the current ...

On Monday at the Beirut Bombing Memorial on the Randolph County Courthouse lawn, the Elkins Marine Corps League Detachment 956 held its annual observance to remember and honor sacrifices made by those ...