1983 Beirut Bombing

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 7 a.m.

b"In this week\\u2019s podcast, we go back to a harrowing time during the Reagan Administration \\u2013 in 1983, over the same week period, the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut were blown up by a suicide bomber, killing 241 U.S. military personnel.\\xa0 And, while dealing with the fallout of the attack, just two days later, President Reagan had to deploy United States forces into Grenada to rescue the American medical students on the island, as well as to help restore order and democracy. In this podcast, we\\u2019ll specifically look at the Beirut bombing. Let's listen."