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| Memorial Service to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut |
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Posted by WebSgt on Friday, October 10, 2003 :: Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2007
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The Westchester County Detachment, Marine Corps League will host a memorial service to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the bombing of the Marine Barracks which took place in Beirut Lebanon on October 23rd, 1983, killing 241 military personnel.
On Sunday, October 19th, 2003 at 1400 hrs we will remember all those lost in a service conducted at the L/Cpl Craig Wyche Memorial Tree and Plaque on t...
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| Beirut Barracks Bombing Anniversary |
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Posted by WebSgt on Thursday, October 02, 2003 :: Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2007
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In the summer of 1982, at the request of the Lebanese government, the United States agreed to establish a U.S. military presence in that country to serve as a peacekeeping force in the conflict between warring Moslem and Christian factions. On March 24, 1983, the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, received orders to Beirut, Lebanon in support of that commitment...
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| Welcome Home Marines |
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Posted by WebSgt on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 :: Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2007
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by Turhan Von Brandon Marine Corps LeagueWestchester County Detachment #254
On Saturday morning 13 Sep 03, the Crestwood neighborhood welcomed home three of its sons, Marine Majors Walter Powers, Glenn Sadowski, and Thomas O'Connor with a parade and rally. Growing up as friends and serving together in Iraq, helped make the long months of separated from friends and family more tolerable, the men...
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| NYS "Patriot Plan" Highlights-For all NYS Reserves & National Guard |
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Posted by WebSgt on Saturday, August 23, 2003 :: Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2007
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KEY INITIATIVES OF THE NEW "PATRIOT PLAN"
Supplemental Military Leave: Expands the supplemental military leave program established after September 11, 2001, to ensure that all state officers and employees called active duty in the war against terror and possible military action in Iraq suffer no loss of salary as a result.
Educational Military Leave of Absence and Tuition Relief: Requires colleg...
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| Soldier Injured in Iraq Receives Grant |
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Posted by WebSgt on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 :: Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2007
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By TIM REYNOLDSThe Associated PressFriday, August 8, 2003; 7:32 PM
MIAMI - An Army specialist injured in Iraq received a $30,000 grant Friday from the Fallen Patriot Fund, established by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to help cover costs of living expenses for families of soldiers killed or seriously injured in the war. Spc. Luis Calderon, 22, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, is hospitalized at the Mi...
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