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Beirut Memorial Wall closed for repairs through July

PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston
Published April 11, 2023 at 10:34 AM EDT
The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers who were killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located outside of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ginnie Lee)
The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers who were killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. It is located outside of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

The Beirut Memorial Wall is closed temporarily so that water damage can be repaired.

The work will fix the wall’s granite panels, and officials say the memorial and the small parking lot next to it will be closed through late July.

The rest of the Lejeune Memorial Gardens will remain open.

The Beirut Memorial wall was built as a tribute to the 273 Marines killed in Lebanon and Grenada on Oct. 23, 1983.
Annette Weston
Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.
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