Congressman Pence took to the House floor in remembrance of the 241 service-members who lost their lives in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks.

Funeral service of General Alfred M. Gray Jr., 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps. General Gray is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on July 29, 2024. He passed away on March 20, 2024.

"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.