Beirut Barracks Bombing
Photo Title
Beirut Barracks Bombing
Photographer/Creator
Sami Ayad
Publisher
United Press International
Caption/Description
A wounded U.S. Marine is rescued from the ruins after the Oct. 23 terrorist truck-bombing of a U.S. Marines headquarters building at Beirut airport. Fellow Marines, Lebanese soldiers and Lebanese rescue workers aid him. There were 241 U.S. servicemen killed in the bombing.
Citation
Sami Ayad, "Beirut Barracks Bombing," in POYi Archive, Item #12859, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/12859 (accessed November 23, 2024).