University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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A Subtle Reminder October 23, 1 983, 6:22 am: While the Gnited States Battalion Landing Team slept, two tons of dynamite exploded killing two hundred and fourty one Marines. Bloody Sunday as it was referred to by the press, further demonstrated the hatred of Americans in the Middle East. The peace keeping mission, as described by President Regan, had taken another less that peaceful turn. While students here at GE walked through the Circle the subtle reminder of the flag flying at half mast spread a somber mood through out the campus. The news struck a cord particularly in the minds and hearts of the young men at CIE. Many of those Marines killed were the same age as those going to class — one Marine as young as eighteen years old was killed in the Beruit Massacre. While the lives of so many young people at CIE were being enhanced with a college education, the lives of so many young men in Beruit had been taken from them — for no good reason. The men in Beruit did not even understand why it had happened. National news carried stories of bitter Marines searching for answers as well as seaching for the bodies buried beneath the rubble. Their friends, our loved ones. We will remember them. 20 Moments

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