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From: ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius)
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Subject: 7 Years Ago, 23 October, 1983
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From: Allan Bourdius <ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu>
On this day, 241 Marines, sailors, and soldiers who were members of, or
who were attached to, the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (Also known as BLT
1/8) died in the truck bombing of the BLT Headquarters Building at the
Beirut International Airport.

Semper Fidelis,

MIDN 3/C (PLC-JR) Allan Bourdius, Carnegie Mellon NROTC