HOME18 Americans Killed
Bombed U.S. Embassy
April 18, 1983 - Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut Embassy
U.S. Embassy after the bombing.
National Archives
President and Mrs. Reagan with the bombing victims. National Archives
In 1982, at the request of the Lebanese government, the United States established a peacekeeping force between Muslims and Christians in Beirut. The Muslim forces however viewed the soldiers as their enemies and frequently attacked them with artillery and mortar. A stolen van carrying 2,000 pounds of explosives slammed into the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on April 18, 1983 killing 63 people. Hizballah Islamic terrorists were responsible for this cowardly, evil attack which killed the following 18 Americans:

Robert C. AmesThomas Blacka
Phyliss N. FaraciTerry Gilden
Kenneth E. HaasDeborah Hixon
Frank J. JohnstonJames F. Lewis
Monique LewisUSASSGT Ben H. Maxwell
of Appomattox, VA
William McIntyreUSMCCPL Robert V. McMaugh
of Manassas, VA
IS1 Daniel J PellegrinoUSASSGT Mark E. Salazar
of Pasadena, CA
William SheilJanet Lee Stevens
USASFC Richard Twine
of Salop, UK		Albert N. Votaw
Also see American casualties in the bombings of:
U.S. Marine Barracks, Beirut: October 23, 1983    U.S. Embassy, Beirut: September, 1984

Links and Memorials
Beirut Memorial Online
Beirut Stamp		Beirut Veterans of America
Kenneth V. Welch Memorial 		U.S. Marines in Lebanon 1982-1984

Links
Beirut Memorial Online       Beirut Stamp       Beirut Veterans of America
U.S. Marines in Lebanon 1982-1984       Kenneth V. Welch Memorial
Also see
U.S. Marine Barracks: October 23, 1983    U.S. Embassy Beirut: September, 1984

TERRORIST GROUP RESPONSIBLE
Hizballah (Party of God) a.k.a. Islamic Jihad
Lebanon-based radical Shi'a group takes its ideological inspiration from the Iranian revolution and the teachings of the late Ayatollah Khomeini. Hizballah is dedicated to liberating Jerusalem, ultimately eliminating Israel. Has several thousand supporters and a few hundred terrrorist operatives. Has established cells in Europe, Africa, South America, North America and Asia. Receives financial, training, weapons, explosives, political, diplomatic, and organizational aid from Iran and diplomatic, political, and logistic support from Syria. Patterns of Global Terrorism.

Rewards For Justice (USA) is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information to bring those responsible to justice.


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