Jacksonville, United States
Beirut Memorial
The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 241 American peacekeepers—220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers—killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located outside the gate of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
- City
- Jacksonville
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Jacksonville
- Acosta Bridge
- Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
- Main Street Bridge
- Florida Theatre
- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
- USS Orleck
Background: Wikipedia