[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2002]
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 MEMORIAL TRIBUTE IN RECOGNITION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEIRUT 
                                BOMBING

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                       HON. KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise 
today to recognize the sacrifices of the servicemembers who lost their 
lives on October 23, 1983, when terrorists bombed the barracks housing 
American and French troops in Beirut, Lebanon. On that day, 241 
American servicemen lost their lives: 220 Marines, 18 Navy personnel 
and 3 Army soldiers.
  I would like to pay special tribute to two servicemembers from my 
district--Corporal James J. Jackowski of Salem, and Corporal Ronald L. 
Shallo of Hudson. Their ultimate sacrifice is a debt that can never be 
recovered or repaid--only honored.
  While our great nation suffered from that attack, the families of 
fallen servicemembers continue to feel the pain from that day. A 
candlelight vigil honoring those who fell in Beirut that day will be 
held October 23, 2008 near Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC. My 
thoughts and prayers are and will be with those family members on this 
25th anniversary of that dreadful day.
  Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues today in expressing my deepest 
sympathy to the family members of all of the fallen servicemembers from 
the Beirut bombing and wish them solace in their time of healing.

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