Local veterans visiting Memorials around Boston will stop at the Beirut Memorial in Christopher Columbus Park on Saturday, August 24 between 11:45 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. The walk is organized by Irreverent Warriors, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring veterans together using humor and camaraderie to improve mental health and prevent veteran suicide. The group hikes Read More…
The Massachusetts Beirut Memorial at Christopher Columbus Park was buried this winter in snow except for these little wreathes hanging on the branches. There are nine dogwood trees surrounding the memorial, one for each Massachusetts Marine who were serving as peacekeepers and died on October 23, 1983 in the Beirut, Lebanon barracks terrorist bombing that killed 241 Americans. [Your web browser Read More…