State leaders held a ceremony on Thursday honoring the lives of nine Marines who died in terror attack in Beirut in the 80s. The Rhode Island IX were recognized at a ...
Between the banks of the Providence River and Dyer Street, a memorial honors the nine men who died on Oct. 23, 1983, when a Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed. Dedicated in 2020, the ...
(CNN) — Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. On October 23, 1983, 241 US service personnel – including 220 Marines and 21 ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Dozens gathered Thursday morning at Remembrance Park to honor the fallen Marines commonly known as the Rhode Island IX. The Rhode Island IX were killed in a bombing attack in ...