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"If we'd have had ammunition, we could have cleared that building"
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2294045" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>The marines guarding the barracks in Beruit Lebanon, in 1983 that got hit with a suicide bomber had empty guns. They were under orders to have empty mags, but they could carry ammo on their belt. They never got off any shots until the bomber was already in the compound. </p><p></p><p> Very early at 0622 on 23 October 1983, a lone suicide bomber drove a Mercedes truck-packed with the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of TNT-into the building housing many of the Marines of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (24th MAU) killing 241 Marines and members of other U.S. Services. Most of Headquarters and Services Company of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (BLT 1/8) was wiped out. At the same time, another suicide bomber drove a van into the barracks housing the French Foreign Legion killing several dozen Legionnaires </p><p></p><p>My personal experience with this stupidity was when stationed at Ft. Cambell Ky in the early 70's. We were assigned to patrol the fence perimeter of the nuclear artillery warhead storage area at night. We were issued three live rounds for our M-16's. I didn't understand then, and I don't understand now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2294045, member: 5412"] The marines guarding the barracks in Beruit Lebanon, in 1983 that got hit with a suicide bomber had empty guns. They were under orders to have empty mags, but they could carry ammo on their belt. They never got off any shots until the bomber was already in the compound. Very early at 0622 on 23 October 1983, a lone suicide bomber drove a Mercedes truck-packed with the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of TNT-into the building housing many of the Marines of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (24th MAU) killing 241 Marines and members of other U.S. Services. Most of Headquarters and Services Company of Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (BLT 1/8) was wiped out. At the same time, another suicide bomber drove a van into the barracks housing the French Foreign Legion killing several dozen Legionnaires My personal experience with this stupidity was when stationed at Ft. Cambell Ky in the early 70's. We were assigned to patrol the fence perimeter of the nuclear artillery warhead storage area at night. We were issued three live rounds for our M-16's. I didn't understand then, and I don't understand now. [/QUOTE]
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