Each year on October 23, a Remembrance Observance is held at the Beirut Memorial to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Beirut Remembrance: The 2025 Memorial Observance will take place at 10:30 AM on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Lejeune Memorial Gardens, located at 100 Montford Landing Road, Jacksonville, NC. The Lejeune Memorial Gardens are outside the gate to Camp Johnson.

This annual ceremony commemorates the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut and takes place at the Beirut Memorial within Lejeune Memorial Gardens at Camp Lejeune.

Candlelight Vigil: The day will also include a pre-dawn candlelight service at 6 AM (we will try this year a new time with the reading of the names. A moment of silence will begin at 6:22am, then the reading of names will begin. ) consists of a moment of silence and the reading of names on the Remembrance Wall.

Devil Dog Ceremony: Thursday, October 23 at 2:00 PM - Camp Geiger

UPDATE!

https://www.choicehotels.com/north-carolina/jacksonville/hotels

The link above is for some of the hotels that have been talked to with Beirut veterans of America discount. Please call and talk to them to aquire this rate. If your regular hotel is not here , please call them too for the Beirut veterans of America discount when booking

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