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The Beirut Barracks Bombing of 1983: The Stories that America Needs to Hear

Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA) will host a panel of experts to discuss the historic events of the Beirut Barracks Bombing of 1983. This panel will review the history of the Lebanese civil war, American military intervention in Lebanon during this time, and the deadliest single-day attack for the United States Marine Corps since the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. The event “The Beirut Barracks Bombing of 1983: The Stories that America Needs to Hear” will take place on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium (ATS). The event is free and open to the public. Masks are optional but welcome. The program will also be livestreamed and available via a link at clarkeforum.org. The Beirut barracks bombing is an important event in American history, one that is often disregarded and forgotten, and yet it is loaded with meaning and lessons in counterterrorism. The panel will emphasize the value of remembering the past and honoring the sacrifices of the Beirut veterans. Panelists James Breckenridge, U.S. Army War College Michael Gaines, Beirut Veterans of America Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College The program is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues. For more information, please visit: www.clarkeforum.org