[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING 241 AMERICAN HEROES KILLED IN 1983 BEIRUT 
                            BARRACKS BOMBING

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, friends, colleagues, and distinguished 
guests in the gallery, we are gathered here today on the 36th 
anniversary of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing to honor 241 American 
heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.
  The 241 names--220 of which are my fellow Marines--will be forever 
etched in our hearts and on the walls of the Beirut Memorial in 
Jacksonville, North Carolina.
  Although you may not recognize these names, they are the names of 
sons, brothers, fathers, and friends. They are the names of true 
American patriots who came in peace and were stolen from us by an act 
of pure evil. They are the heroes who gave their lives so we could keep 
ours.
  Semper fidelis means ``always faithful.'' It is the motto of the 
United States Marine Corps. Today, we remember the 241 fallen heroes of 
Beirut. Today, we remain faithful.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that all Members and distinguished guests in the 
gallery rise for a moment of silence.

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