Amazing things happen at memorials
July 10, 2019
Nick Marian, a Beirut Veteran and BVA member, has shared a heartfelt story about an interaction that took place at the last memorial.
What happened to our water?
July 10, 2019
We live in a country where we don't think twice about going to the sink and pouring a cold glass of water from the faucet. Well, maybe we should, or at least should have. In this article we take a look at the water contamination issue in Jacksonville, NC. We will also hear from one Vet who has been significantly impacted by the contamination.
36th Memorial Hotel Update
July 10, 2019
The 36th Memorial will be here before we know it. You can find the hotel information here. All rooms are blocked under Beirut Veterans of America at all of these hotels. The cut off date for making reservations is OCTOBER 1ST 2019!!!!! No Later
Long - standing BVA President Moves On
July 10, 2019
I regret to inform the Members that Bryan Ayres, our President since 2013 and Vice-President this year, has stepped down from his position. Bryan's life is fast-paced and busy, and he felt now was the right time. He remains in contact with me and I won't miss his counsel, as I still have it! And he remains available to Myron and us all to help out as Myron assumes his duties as President. You met Myron in a past issue of Root Scoop II, and I and the Board have full confidence in both his abilities and capabilities!
Dutch UNIFIL Veterans Honor our Fallen
May 27, 2019
This past April 26, 2019, fifty Dutch UNIFIL Veterans attended a ceremony at the US Embassy in Beirut. The two Dutch UNIFIL persons who laid the wreath at the monument, Jan Holwerda and Freerk Mossel, were stationed in Beirut at the moment of the bombing and witnessed the aftermath.
Included are some words from Chris Laarhoven the Chairman of Foundation Reunion with Lebanon:
Since 2005 the foundation “Weerzien met Libanon” (Reunion with Lebanon) organizes return trips to see what has become of ‘our’ former area of deployment, to meet old and new local friends and to commemorate our fallen comrades together with local authorities, our Embassy, the Dutch Defense Force, and UNIFIL.
Three years ago it came to my mind to not only commemorate our fallen servicemen, but also to commemorate our US, French, British, and Italian comrades because we served the same cause in different named missions but with the same goal.
After mailing Myron Kyle, who was of great help, I joined your impressive commemoration in Jacksonville and met some great people in Philadelphia.
Since then we started to commemorate our fallen comrade servicemen of the US and the French at their monuments on the premises of the Embassy’s.
We are now trying to get in contact with the British and the Italian who served in the Multi-National Force.
We are also looking forward to meeting you again at your annual commemoration in Jacksonville with a few of our board members, and in the future to have a few of the Beirut Veterans attend our National Veterans Day in The Hague.
- Chris Laarhoven
To see the letter from Mr. Laarhoven to the Ambassador please follow the link to the Reunion with Lebanon website:
https://www.weerzienmetlibanon.nl/dutch-unifil-veterans-honour-their-fallen-u-s-marine-comrades/?fbclid=IwAR15WkSaVjU5mEVQYuGajB-9_
Attached is the speech given by Chaplain Bart Hetebrij
Archives
- Vol. XXVII Issue I - Jan/Feb 2017 - 33 Year Beirut Remembrance. The Ties that Bind Us. RSII-Jan-Feb-2017.pdf (1.3 MBs)
- Vol. XXVI Issue I - July/Aug 2016 - 32 Year Beirut Remembrance. Another Successful Remembrance; Looking Ahead to 2016 RSII-July-Aug-2016.pdf (1.5 MBs)
- Vol. XXII, Issue 1 – August/September 2014 - AugSep2014.pdf (6.9 MBs)