Charlotte County commissioners and military veterans shovel dirt during the Beirut Peacekeepers Tower Groundbreaking ceremony March 15, 2023, at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park in Port Charlotte, Florida. The tower will memorialize the 241 Americans killed during the bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War in 1983. More than 10,000 American veterans served in Beirut from 1982 to 1984 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force that included French, Italian, and British troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
Date Taken: | 03.15.2023 |
Date Posted: | 03.15.2023 19:42 |
Photo ID: | 7683733 |
VIRIN: | 230315-F-BQ566-1044 |
Resolution: | 6183x3617 |
Size: | 9.52 MB |
Location: | PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA, US |
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