+Dave Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 I was a kid living in Izmir, Turkey. My father was an AF MSgt assigned to 6ATAF, aka Disco Hit, a mountain fortress just outside of the city. My father came home and told us the Marines barracks in Beirut had just been bombed. We had only been in Turkey for 6 weeks. 241 Marines and other personnel we killed. Only few miles away, another suicide bomber hit the French barracks killing 58. We were put on lock down in our apartments and school was closed. At the Kordon Hotel, in downtown Izmir, where the American military used as billeting while waiting to find a place to live, they found a black Mercedes on blocks loaded with explosives. My friend Brain Hardenberg (whose dad was my fathers commander) and I had just walked past that very car a day before, and thought nothing of it. The reason I remember it, it was up on blocks and Brian and I wondered why someone would park a car in the alley on blocks and leave it. Imad Mughniyeh was the mastermind of the bombing and continued to plan more up until he died of car bombing this year. How ironic. It was a sad day and I can't believe to took a newspaper article to remind me of what day it was. RIP S! 1 Quote
Emp_Palpatine Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 25 years indeed since what is usually called here "The Drakkar attack", since it was the name of the place were french troops were. 58 soldiers, mostly conscripts, were killed. Since that no more conscripts were sent otherseas. As usual in France, nobody cares in the media, only 3 stories in Papers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYcIsXm9Mt0...feature=related Here's what's now a traditionnal song of the french airborn troops, about these events in Lebanon (with pics). S! to them and to the US soldiers who fell at the same time. Quote
Viper6 Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) I lost two life long friends in that attack. I joined the Army while they chose the Corps. to ALL the fallen Marines,Soldiers and their families God Is With You! Edited October 24, 2008 by Viper6 Quote
GASCAN39 Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 sad it took a clip on the military channel for me to remember, I entered the army two days later..... Quote
Cider Posted May 17 Posted May 17 I was stationed in Izmir working in Disko Hut at that time also. Quote
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