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Joint Statement from the French and American Beirut Veterans and Gold Star Families
"Beirut Veterans of America” and “Beirut Veterans of France" join together during this 40th Anniversary to remember those who died in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983. The 58 French Paratroopers, and 241 American servicemen who died on this day were part of a UN Multinational Peacekeeping force composed of British, Italian, French, and American troops.
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