Expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2021, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 442 Expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2021, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 25, 2021 Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. BERGMAN, and Mr. BOST) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in ad- dition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of October 23, 2021, as a national day of remembrance of the tragic 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Whereas the United States deployed members of the Armed Forces to Lebanon in 1982 as part of a multinational peacekeeping force; Whereas, at 6:22 a.m. local time on October 23, 1983, a truck packed with explosives detonated outside of a build- ing at Beirut International Airport that served as quar- ters for several hundred members of the United States Armed Forces deployed as part of the peacekeeping force; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:46 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR442.IH HR442 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 442 IH Whereas 241 members of the Armed Forces lost their lives in the blast; Whereas the attack killed 220 marines, members of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines Battalion Landing Team; Whereas October 23, 1983, was the deadliest day for the Ma- rine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945 during World War II; Whereas, in addition to the Marine Corps casualties, 18 Navy sailors and 3 Army soldiers were killed, and more than 100 other members of the Armed Forces were injured; Whereas members of the Armed Forces from 39 States and Puerto Rico died while serving in Beirut, Lebanon, from 1982 to 1984; Whereas, on the same day as the bombing of the Marine Corps barracks, another suicide bomber killed 58 French paratroopers housed at another building in Beirut; Whereas this terrorist attack on October 23, 1983, followed a separate tragic suicide bombing on April 18, 1983, that killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, and injured 120 others in front of the United States Embassy in Bei- rut; and Whereas it is fitting and proper that the events of October 23, 1983, and the members of the United States Armed Forces who died in Beirut on that day are recognized and commemorated through the establishment of a national day of remembrance on October 23: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the designation of a national day 2 of remembrance for members of the United States 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:46 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR442.IH HR442 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 442 IH Armed Forces who were killed or injured by the ter- 1 rorist attack on the United States Marine Corps 2 barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983; 3 (2) honors the Gold Star Families who lost 4 their loved ones more than three decades ago; 5 (3) remembers the faith and loyalty of the sol- 6 diers, sailors, and marines who laid down their lives 7 to protect our freedoms; and all veterans who have 8 so nobly worn the uniform of our Armed Forces; and 9 (4) encourages the people of the United States 10 to honor the fallen by supporting and participating 11 in appropriate ceremonies, programs, and other ac- 12 tivities in observance of such a national day of re- 13 membrance. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:46 May 26, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR442.IH HR442 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS