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Jack Carr (writer)
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Jack Carr is an American author of thriller novels and former Navy SEAL officer.
Jack Carr (left) with author Doug Brunt.
Jack Carr (left) with author Doug Brunt.
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
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On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two attackers.
A smoke cloud rises from the rubble of the bombed barracks at Beirut International Airport (BIA).
A smoke cloud rises from the rubble of the bombed barracks at Beirut International Airport (BIA).
The USMC barracks in Beirut
The USMC barracks in Beirut
The building in 1982
The building in 1982
Marine Gen. P.X. Kelley (left) and Col. Tim Geraghty (right) take Vice President George H. W. Bush on a tour of the Beirut barracks bombing, two days
Marine Gen. P.X. Kelley (left) and Col. Tim Geraghty (right) take Vice President George H. W. Bush on a tour of the Beirut barracks bombing, two days after the explosion.