This is part of that disconnect I addressed earlier, which I did not fully address because the enormity and sensitivity of this rescue is NOT elusive to a few good men. For some of us, it hits too close to home be the least bit cavalier about it. In other words, gratitude in one post and flippant remarks in the next are disengenuous and are not appreciated.
DATE OF HOME NAME OF SERVICEMEMBER SERVICE RANK DEATH STATE HOMETOWN Carlson, Randall A. ....... USA .... MAJ .... 09/25/1982 .. CT .. Trumbull, CT Reagan, David L. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 09/30/1982 .. VA .. Virginia Beach, VA Maxwell, Ben H. ........... USA .... SSGT ... 04/18/1983 .. VA .. Appomattox, VA McMaugh, Robert V. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 04/18/1983 .. VA .. Manassas, VA Salazar, Mark E. .......... USA .... SSGT ... 04/18/1983 .. CA .. Pasadena, CA Twine, Richard ............ USA .... SFC .... 04/18/1983 .. UK .. Salop, UK Losey, Donald George ...... USMC ... 2LT .... 08/29/1983 .. NC .. Winston Salem, NC Ortega, Alexander M. ...... USMC ... SSGT ... 08/29/1983 .. NY .. Rochester, NY Clark, Randy W. ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 09/06/1983 .. WI .. Minong, WI Valle, Pedro J. ........... USMC ... CPL .... 09/06/1983 .. RP .. San Juan, RP Soifert, Alan H. .......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/14/1983 .. NH .. Nashua, NH Ohler, Michael J. ......... USMC ... CAPT ... 10/16/1983 .. NY .. Huntington, NY Abbott, Terry W. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. New Richmond, OH Alexander, Clemon S. ...... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Monticello, FL Allman, John R. ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NM .. Carlsbad ... NM Arnold, Moses J. Jr. ...... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Bailey, Charles K. ........ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Berlin, MD Baker, Nicholas ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Alexandria, VA Banks, Johansen ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Detroit, MI Barrett, Richard E. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Tappahanock, VA Bates, Ronny K. ........... USN .... HM1 .... 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Aiken, SC Battle, David L. .......... USMC ... 1stSGT . 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Hubert, NC Baynard, James R. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Richmond, VA Beamon, Jesse W. .......... USN .... HN ..... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Haines City, FL Belmer, Alvin. ............ USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Bland, Stephen ............ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Midway Park, NC Blankenship, Richard L. ... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Hubert, NC Blocker, John W. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Yulee, FL Boccia, Joseph J. Jr. ..... USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Northport, NY Bohannon, Leon Jr. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Bohnet, John R. Jr. ....... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. TN .. Memphis, TN Bonk, John J. Jr. ......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Boulos, Jeffrey L. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Islip, NY Bousum, David R. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Fife Lake, MI Boyett, John N. ........... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Brown, Anthony ............ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Detroit, MI Brown, David W. ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Conroe, TX Buchanan, Bobby S. Jr. .... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Midway Park, NC Buckmaster, John B. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Vandalia, OH Burley, William F. ........ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Linden, NJ Cain, Jimmy R. ............ USN .... HN ..... 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Birmington, AL Callahan, Paul L. ......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Lorain, OH Camara, Mecot E. .......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Campus, Bradley J. ........ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Lynn, MA Ceasar, Johnnie D. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. TX .. El Campo, TX Cole, Marc L. ............. USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Ludlow Falls, OH Coleman, Marcus A. ........ USA .... SP4 .... 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Dallas, TX Comas, Juan M. ............ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Hialeah, FL Conley, Robert A .......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Orlando, FL Cook, Charles D. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Advance, NC Cooper, Curtis J. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. North Wales, PA Copeland, Johnny L. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Burlington, NC Corcoran, Bert D. ......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Katonah, NY Cosner, David L. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Elkins, WV Coulman, Kevin P. ......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Seminary, NY Croft, Brett A. ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Lakeland, FL Crudale, Rick R. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Warwick, RI Custard, Kevin P. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Virginia, MN Cyzick, Russell E. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Star City, WV Davis, Andrew L. .......... USMC ... MAJ .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Decker, Sidney James ...... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Clarkson, KY Devlin, Michael J. ........ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Westwood, MA Dibenedetto, Thomas A. .... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Mansfield Center, CT Dorsey, Nathaniel G. ...... USMC ... PVT .... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Douglass, Frederick B. .... USMC ... SGTMAJ . 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Cataumet, MA Dunnigan, Timothy J. ...... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Princeton, WV Earle, Bryan L. ........... USN .... HN ..... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Painsville, OH Edwards, Roy L. ........... USMC ... MSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Elliot, William D. Jr. .... USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Lancaster, PA Ellison, Jesse ............ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. WI .. Soldiers Grove, WI Estes, Danny R. ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Gary, IN Estler, Sean F. ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Kenall Park, NJ Faulk, James E. ........... USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Panama City, FL Fluegel, Richard A. ....... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Erie, PA Forrester, Steven M. ...... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Foster, William B. Jr. .... USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Richmond, VA Fulcher, Michael D ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Madison Heights, VA Fuller, Benjamin E ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Duluth, GA Fulton, Michael S. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Ft. Worth, TX Gaines, William Jr. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Port Charlotte, FL Gallagher, Sean R. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MA .. N. Andover, MA Gander, David B. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. WI .. Milwaulkee, WI Gangur, George M. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Cleveland, OH Gann, Leland E. ........... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Garcia, Randall J. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Modesto, CA Garcia, Ronald J. ......... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Gay, David D. ............. USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Harrisburg, IL Ghumm, Harold D. .......... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Gibbs, Warner Jr. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Portsmouth, VA Giblin, Timothy R. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. N. Providence, RI Gorchinski, Michael W. .... USN .... ETC .... 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Evansville, IN Gordon, Richard J. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Somerville, MA Gratton, Harold F. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Conoes, NY Greaser, Robert B. ........ USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Lansdale, PA Green, Davin M. ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Hairston, Thomas A. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Haltiwanger, Freddie Jr. .. USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Little Mountain, SC Hamilton, Virgil D. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Dayton, OH Hanton, Gilbert ........... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. DC .. Washington, DC Hart, William ............. USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Haskell, Michael S. ....... USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Hastings, Michael A. ...... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. DE .. Seaford, DE Hein, Paul A. ............. USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Held, Douglas E. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Helms, Mark A. ............ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NE .. Dwight, NE Henderson, Ferrandy D. .... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Tampa, FL Hernandez, Matilde Jr. .... USMC ... MSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Midway Park, NC Hester, Stanley G. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Raleigh, NC Hildreth, Donald W. ....... USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Sneads Ferry, NC Holberton, Richard H. ..... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Beaufort, SC Holland, Robert S. ........ USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Gilbertsville, KY Hollingshead, Bruce A. .... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Fairborn, OH Holmes, Melvin D. ......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Chicago, IL Howard, Bruce L. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. ME .. Strong, ME Hudson, John R. ........... USN .... LT ..... 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Riverdale, GA Hudson, Terry L. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Prichard, AL Hue, Lyndon J. ............ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. LA .. Des Allemands, LA Hukill, Maurice E. ........ USMC ... 2ndLT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Iacovino, Edward F. Jr. ... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Warwick, RI Ingalls, John J. .......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Interlaken, NY Innocenzi, Paul G. III .... USMC ... WO1 .... 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Trenton, NJ Jackowski, James J. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. S. Salem, NY James, Jeffrey W. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Jenkins, Nathaniel W. ..... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Daytona Beach, FL Johnson, Michael H. ....... USN .... HM2 .... 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Detroit, MI Johnston, Edward A. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Struthers, OH Jones, Steven ............. USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Julian, Thomas A. ......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Middleton, RI Kees, Marion E. ........... USN .... HM2 .... 10/23/1983 .. WV .. Martinsburg, WV Keown, Thomas C. .......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Louisville, KY Kimm, Edward E. ........... USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. IA .. Atlantic, IA Kingsley, Walter V. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. WI .. Wisconsin Dells, WI Kluck, Daniel S. .......... USA .... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. KY .. Owensboro, KY Knipple, James C. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Alexandria, VA Kreischer, Freas H. III ... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Indiatlantic, FL Laise, Keith J. ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. East Stroudsburg, PA Lamb, Thomas G. ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Coon Rapids, MN Langon, James J. IV ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Lakehurst, NJ Lariviere, Michael S. ..... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Perry, FL Lariviere, Steven B. ...... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Chicopee, MA Lemnah, Richard L. ........ USMC ... MSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Lewis, David A. ........... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Garfield Heights, OH Lewis, Val S. ............. USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Atlanta, GA Livingston, Joseph R. ..... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Champaign, IL Lyon, Paul D. Jr. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Milton, FL Macroglou, John W. ........ USMC ... MAJ .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Maitland, Samuel .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Martin, Charlie R. ........ USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Martin, Jack L. ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Oveido, FL Massa, David S. ........... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Warren, RI Massman, Michael R. ....... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Port Huron, MI Mattacchione, Joseph J. ... USMC ... PVT .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Sanford, NC McCall, John .............. USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Rochester, NY McDonough, James E. ....... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Newcastle, PA McMahon, Timothy R. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. TX .. Austin, TX McNeely, Timothy D. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Mooresville, NC McVicker, George N. II .... USN .... HM2 .... 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Wabash, IN Melendez, Louis ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. PR .. Puerto Rico Menkins, Richard H. II .... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Tully, NY Mercer, Michael D. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Vale, NC Meurer, Ronald W. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Milano, Joseph P. ......... USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Farmingville, NY Moore, Joseph P. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. MO .. St. Louis, MO Morrow, Richard A. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Clairton, PA Muffler, John F. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Munoz, Alex ............... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NM .. Bloomfield, NM Myers, Harry D. ........... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Whittler, NC Nairn, David J. ........... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Nava, Luis A. ............. USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Gardena, CA Olson, John A. ............ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Sabin, MN Olson, Robert P. .......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Lawtons, NY Ortiz, Richard C. ......... USMC ... CWO3 ... 10/23/1983 .. OK .. Ft. Sill, OK Owen, Jeffrey B. .......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Virginia Beach, VA Owens, Joseph A. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Chesterfield, VA Page, Connie Ray .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Erwin, NC Parker, Ulysses ........... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Payne, Mark W. ............ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Binghamton, NY Pearson, John L. .......... USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Perron, Thomas S. ......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. MA .. Whitinsville, MA Phillips, John A. Jr. ..... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Wilmette, IL Piercy, George W. ......... USN .... HMC .... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Mt. Savage, MD Plymel, Clyde W. .......... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Merritt, FL Pollard, William H. ....... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Pomalestorres, Rafael I. .. USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Prevatt, Victor M. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Columbus, GA Price, James C. ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Attala, AL Prindeville, Patrick K. ... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Gainesville, FL Pulliam, Eric A. .......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. E. St. Louis, IL Quirante, Diomedes J. ..... USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. RP .. Calcoocan City, RP Randolph, David M. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. AZ .. Siloam Springs, AZ Ray, Charles R. ........... USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Relvas, Rui A. ............ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Rich, Terrence L. ......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Richardson, Warren ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Rodriguez, Juan C. ........ USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Miami, FL Rotondo, Louis J. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA Sanpedro, Guillermo Jr. ... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Hialeah, FL Sauls, Michael C. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Waterboro, SC Schnorf, Charles J. ....... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Camp Lejeune, NC Schultz, Scott L. ......... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Keeseville, NY Scialabba, Peter J. ....... USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Moorehead City, NC Scott, Gary R. ............ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Rankin, IL Shallo, Ronald L. ......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Hudson, NY Shipp, Thomas A. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Shropshire, Jerryl D. ..... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Macon, GA Silvia, James F. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Portsmouth, RI Sliwinski, Stanley J. ..... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Niles, OH Smith, Kirk H. ............ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Miami, FL Smith, Thomas G. .......... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Middletown, CT Smith, Vincent L. ......... USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Soares, Edward ............ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Tiverton, RI Sommerhof, William S. ..... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Springfield, IL Spaulding, Michael C. ..... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. OH .. Akron, OH Spearing, John W. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Lancaster, PA Spencer, Stephen E. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. RI .. Portsmouth, RI Stelpflug, Bill J. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Auburn, AL Stephens, Horace R. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Capitol Heights, MD Stockton, Craig S. ........ USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Rochester, NY Stokes, Jeffrey G. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. GA .. Waynesboro, GA Stowe, Thomas D. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Sturghill, Eric D. ........ USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Chicago, IL Sundar, Devon L. .......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Standford, CT Surch, James F. Jr. ....... USN .... LT ..... 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Lompoc, CA Thompson, Dennis A. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Bronx, NY Thorstad, Thomas P. ....... USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. IN .. Chesterton, IN Tingley, Stephen D. ....... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Ellington, CT Tishmack, John J. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. MN .. Minneapolis, MN Trahan, Lex D. ............ USMC ... PVT .... 10/23/1983 .. LA .. Lafayette, LA Vallone, Donald H. Jr. .... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Palmdale, CA Walker, Eric R. ........... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. IL .. Chicago, IL Walker, Leonard W. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. AL .. Dothan, AL Washington, Eric G. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. VA .. Alexandria, VA Weekes, Obrian ............ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY Wells, Tandy W. ........... USMC ... 1stSGT . 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Wentworth, Steven B. ...... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Reading, PA Wesley, Allen D. .......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Philadelphia, PA West, Lloyd D. ............ USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Weyl, John R. ............. USMC ... SSGT ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Wherland, Burton D. Jr. ... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Jacksonville, NC Wigglesworth, Dwayne W. ... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. CT .. Naugatuck, CT Williams, Rodney J. ....... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. FL .. Opa Locka, FL Williams, Scipio Jr. ...... USMC ... GYSGT .. 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Charleston, SC Williamson, Johnny A. ..... USMC ... LCPL ... 10/23/1983 .. NC .. Asheboro, NC Wint, Walter E. Jr. ....... USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. PA .. Wilkes-Barre, PA Winter, William E. ........ USMC ... CAPT ... 10/23/1983 .. SC .. Fripp Island, SC Wolfe, John E. ............ USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. AZ .. Phoenix, AZ Woollett, Donald E. ....... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. OK .. Barthesville, OK Worley, David E. .......... USN .... HM3 .... 10/23/1983 .. MD .. Baltimore, MD Wyche, Craig L. ........... USMC ... PFC .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Jamaica, NY Yarber, James G. .......... USA .... SFC .... 10/23/1983 .. CA .. Vacaville, CA Young, Jeffrey D. ......... USMC ... SGT .... 10/23/1983 .. NJ .. Moorestown, NJ Zimmerman, William A. ..... USMC ... 1stLT .. 10/23/1983 .. MI .. Grand Haven, MI Townsend, Henry Jr. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 12/02/1983 .. AL .. Montgomery, AL Biddle, Shannon D. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 12/04/1983 .. AL .. Valley Head, AL Cherman, Sam .............. USMC ... CPL .... 12/04/1983 .. NY .. Queens, NY Cox, Manuel A. ............ USMC ... SGT .... 12/04/1983 .. NJ .. Union City, NJ Daugherty, David L. ....... USMC ... CPL .... 12/04/1983 .. OH .. Eastlake,OH Evans, Thomas A. .......... USMC ... CPL .... 12/04/1983 .. MT .. Conrad, MT Hattaway, Jeffrey T. ...... USMC ... PFC .... 12/04/1983 .. FL .. Pensacola, FL Kraft, Todd A. ............ USMC ... CPL .... 12/04/1983 .. ND .. Devilslake, ND Lange, Mark A. ............ USN .... LT .... 12/04/1983 .. MI .. Fraser, MI Perkins, Marvin H. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 12/04/1983 .. TN .. Franklin, TN Gargano, Edward J. ........ USMC ... CPL .... 01/08/1984 .. MA .. Quincy, MA Dramis, George L. ......... USMC ... LCPL ... 01/30/1984 .. NJ .. Cape May Court House, NJ *Hernandez, Rodolfo ....... USMC ... - ...... 01/30/1984 .. TX ..El Paso, TX (see below footnote) Butler, Alfred III ........ USMC ... CAPT ... 02/09/1984 .. FL .. Cocoa Beach, FL Wagner, Michael ........... USN .... IS1 .... 09/20/1984 .. NC .. Zebulon,, NC Welch, Kenneth ............ USA .... WO2 .... 09/20/1984 .. MI .. Grand Rapids, MI *Hendrickson, John ........ USMC ... - ...... 04/13/1990 .. - .. (see below footnote) *Simpson, Larry H. Jr. .... USMC ... - ...... 08/31/1992 .. - .. (see below footnote) Hasenfus, Michael ......... USA .... CPL .... 10/20/1984 .. MA .. Dedham, MA Stethem, Robert D. ........ USN .... SW2 .... 06/15/1985 .. MD .. Waldorf, MD Higgins, William R. ....... USMC ... COL .... 07/06/1990 .. KY .. Louisville, KY *Still checking on the following to confirm information:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: The symbol ' - ' denotes unknown to this web author, and does not mean that the information is unknown to the Department of Defense. *Rivers, Paul . ........... USMC ... CPL .... 10/23/1983 .. NY .. Brooklyn, NY (Listed in article, but his name is not on DOD list, but was in a 2/84 "Leatherneck" magazine article list. Later, it was confirmed by several eye witnesses that he did in fact survive the blast and is living.) *Hernandez, Rodolfo ........ USMC ... - ...... 01/31/1984 .. DOD - NOT IN LEBANON EVENT (Although the DoD Graves database lhas him listed as not died in Lebanon, but he was wounded on 30 Jan 84 and died weeks later in Germany as a result of wounds. Some references list him as being wounded 30 Jan and others 31 Jan, but it is believed he died on 08 Feb 1984 in a German hospital.) Hendrickson, John ......... USMC ... - ...... 04/13/1990 .. DOD - NOT IN LEBANON EVENT Simpson, Larry H. Jr. ..... USMC ... - ...... 08/31/1992 .. DOD - NOT IN LEBANON EVENT (Last 3 on one database, but not on DOD list as being in Lebanon)