In Memory OfCpl Richard E. Barrett

Cpl Richard E. Barrett, 21, U.S.M.C., born January 7, 1962, was killed in action on October 23, 1983. Barrett was a Field Artillery Fire Control Man with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and deployed to Lebanon as part of a Multi-National peacekeeping mission. While stationed at the Beirut Airport, a suicide bomber smashed a large Mercedes stakebed truck through the perimeter and detonated a 12,000-pound explosive. Barrett and 219 of his fellow Marines lost their lives in the blast. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!