In remembrance of the 30th
anniversary of the Beirut barracks bombings in 1983, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee
today ordered flags across Rhode Island to be lowered to half-staff until
sunset, October 23, 2013.
On October 23, 1983, a terrorist
truck bomb exploded in a barracks killing 241 American servicemen, including
220 marines, 10 sailors, three soldiers, and injuring 128 Americans.
“This was an unthinkable tragedy, one
that has brought many Rhode Islanders and me great sadness,” Chafee said. “My
thoughts are with the victims and everyone affected by this senseless attack.”
The Governor’s order applies to all
public buildings in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
