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Person: Cpl. Moses Arnold, Jr.
Philadelphia Beirut Memorial
Doug Corsini,
1985
* Memorial to Cpl. Moses Arnold, Jr.,
Sgt. John J. Bonk, Jr.,
Cpl. Thomas A. Hairston,
Sgt. Gilbert Hanton,
Cpl. John F. Muffler,
Sgt. Rafael Pomales-Torres,
Pfc. Rui Manuel A. Relvas,
Cpl. Louis J. Rotondo
and
Sgt. Allen D. Wesley
* 3D USMC logo,
eagle,
globe,
anchor,
rope
* Was at Penn's Landing on the North side of the Seaport Museum. Moved prior to 2010. The last picture is from the original location.
* inscription:
In Memoriam to the Philadelphia Marine Casualties of the Beirut Peace Keeping Mission.
If you forget my death then I died in vain.
October 23, 1983, 241 servicemen killed in the Beirut Terrorist Bombing.
Dedicated October 20, 1985
* East end of Foglietta Plaza.
South side of Dock, East of Front.
* 39.944885,-75.142660 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* Exhibits: Moved,
War
* See also:
+bensalemowls.org John J. Bonk, Jr. memorial page
+Thomas A.Hairston obituary
+findagrave.com's Gilbert Hanton page
+buckscountycouriertimes.com memory of John Muffler from 2012
+uswarmemorials.org Rafael Pomales-Torres page
+cohenmilstein.com 2015 news release about Relvas et. al
See Also
+findagrave.com's Moses Arnold, Jr. page