An upcoming event in Beckley, West Virginia will commemorate the lives of a group of Marines, including one West Virginian, who were killed in Beirut, Lebanon four decades ago.
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The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers who were killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located outside of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.