Over 1,000 turn out for Beirut Peacekeeprs Memorial Tower groundbreaking
Published by The Daily Sun
March 15, 2023
By NANCY J. SEMON Staff Writer
Once complete in about a year, the 3-story tower will stand 45 feet tall with 241 rods — one for each of the 241 lives lost on Oct. 23, 1983, when a suicide bomber drove a truck into the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut.Beirut Peacekeepers Tower Groundbreaking
February 8, 2023
On March 15, 2023 at 10 am Charlotte County will host a special groundbreaking event located at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park in Port Charlotte FL to begin construction of the Beirut Peacekeepers Tower.
County to build memorial tower at Gaines Park
The Beirut Memorial Tower will honor 241 Americans killed in suicide bombing
December 5, 2022
Charlotte Sun By NANCY J. SEMON
Charlotte County is moving forward to begin construction of a tower memorializing the lives lost in the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.By NANCY J. SEMON
Dozens gathered at The William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday for the unveiling of a Gold Star Families Memorial Marker honoring fallen troops.Gold Star Families Memorial Marker
November 5, 2022
With a goal to "Honor and Remember" the many families who have lost a hero in military service, please join us to dedicate the Gold Star Families Memorial Marker at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park at 20499 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 (East of the flag pole).
Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
Veterans like Jeff have stories to tell Americans need to hear them
First Published in PennLive
November 2, 2022
By: Mireille Rebeiz, Ph.D.
Unfortunately, America is still distracted for not only we have forgotten about the 241 Americans service members who died in the Barracks bombing, as well as the other 32 Marines who gave their last full measure from 1982-84, but we have also forgotten about the survivors, survivors like Jeff.Honor those killed 39 years ago in Beirut bombing
October 23, 2022
CONNIE MACK III
Soon, construction will begin on the Beirut Peacekeepers Memorial Tower, in Port Charlotte, a town recently impacted by hurricane Ian, at a park named after one of the Marines who died in the Beirut explosion, Cpl. William R. Gaines, Jr.By Senator Connie Mack (Retired)
What a great way to remember those who have served us, serve us now, or have lost their lives in service to the United States and their communities.