Beirut

Lebanon's National News Agency reported the cause may have been a fire in a hangar where explosives were being stored in the Beirut port, on the country's west coast.
 
Beirut. Touchy subject for me. October 23rd, 1983, 220 Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines died. I was a senior in High School. One of the guys that survived was an older brother of one of my friends. My little hometown was on pins and needles for 2 weeks before we found out that he had survived the blast. Probably the main reason I joined the USMC along with 9 other guys I graduated with. We were pissed as we considered it an attack on us.

Less than 2 years later, I was aboard the USS Austin off the coast of Beirut as a member of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. All we wanted to do was go in and kill every member of Hezzbollah, with VENGEANCE.
 
Don’t know if nationally this has caught anyone’s attention, but it’s been local news. They are all kids serving their country. May they Rest In Peace. Heartbreaking.

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Bodies of missing Marines and sailor have been found off San Clemente Island

The eight men disappeared when their seafaring military vehicle sank in deep water off San Clemente Island during a training exercise last week.
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iesheepdog said:
Don’t know if nationally this has caught anyone’s attention, but it’s been local news. They are all kids serving their country. May they Rest In Peace. Heartbreaking.

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Bodies of missing Marines and sailor have been found off San Clemente Island

The eight men disappeared when their seafaring military vehicle sank in deep water off San Clemente Island during a training exercise last week.
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Those AAVs were in service during my time in the Corps. I was talking to one of my old friends yesterday about the time we rode on those deathtraps. We have funding for advanced equipment for every service but the USMC. It's always been that way. Semper Fi, brothers, and RIP.
 
OldDevilDawg said:
Beirut. Touchy subject for me. October 23rd, 1983, 220 Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines died. I was a senior in High School. One of the guys that survived was an older brother of one of my friends. My little hometown was on pins and needles for 2 weeks before we found out that he had survived the blast. Probably the main reason I joined the USMC along with 9 other guys I graduated with. We were pissed as we considered it an attack on us.

Less than 2 years later, I was aboard the USS Austin off the coast of Beirut as a member of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. All we wanted to do was go in and kill every member of Hezzbollah, with VENGEANCE.
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With extreme prejudice is one term I believe. Beirut USS Cole Benghazi-burn it to the ground. I'm not a warmonger even tho I can come off that way. It's just you mess with our blood, wherever they are, my opinion is that it should be a very regrettable action on their part.
 
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Beirut blast devastation seen in new satellite images

The scale of devastation from Tuesday's Beirut blast can be seen in new satellite images that provide a sobering perspective of the pair of explosions that killed more than 100 people, injured 4,000 others and leveled several warehouses and buildings nearby.
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The satellite images in this article of the before and after the blast are telling how powerful it was.
 
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My buddy lives there and that explosion is near a confiscated supply of ammonia nitrate that was seized from Hezbollah by the Germans and stored at the port in Beirut for 7-8 years now.

This doesn't seem accidental. This was the largest port in the ME portion of the Mediterranean and now, the port is in shambles.

He's not quite convinced there weren't "things" behind it either.

He is okay but his uncle was badly hurt by it and his home is gone
 
CowpokeU said:
My buddy lives there and that explosion is near a confiscated supply of ammonia nitrate that was seized from Hezbollah by the Germans and stored at the port in Beirut for 7-8 years now.

This doesn't seem accidental. This was the largest port in the ME portion of the Mediterranean and now, the port is in shambles.

He's not quite convinced there weren't "things" behind it either.

He is okay but his uncle was badly hurt by it and his home is gone
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I understand blowing up a major port might be fun for avterrorist, but can anyone tell me the strategic value of dealing Lebanon a blow like this?
 
CowpokeU said:
My buddy lives there and that explosion is near a confiscated supply of ammonia nitrate that was seized from Hezbollah by the Germans and stored at the port in Beirut for 7-8 years now.

This doesn't seem accidental. This was the largest port in the ME portion of the Mediterranean and now, the port is in shambles.

He's not quite convinced there weren't "things" behind it either.

He is okay but his uncle was badly hurt by it and his home is gone
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Does he have theories?
 
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