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The "boots-on-the-ground" truth from those who were there.

FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY

This poignant, intensely personal, film will chronicle the United States Marines presence and operations in Beirut, Lebanon from 1982 to 1984.

IN MEMORIAM

This project is dedicated to the members of the United States military who made the ultimate sacrifice in Lebanon between 1982 and 1984, their Gold Star families and surviving comrades-in-arms, as well as the United States Foreign Service, Multinational Force members, and our Lebanese allies.

HISTORY PRESERVED

From rarely discussed deadly firefights to the terrorist bombing that took 241 lives - the single deadliest attack on American Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima - this film will feature those who served, political and military decision makers, and the journalists who documented the chaotic state of affairs in the region.

TIMELINE

Telling the story of a multiyear, multinational mission set in the most religiously and politically complex region of the world (a story that includes modern day "Pearl Harbor" style terrorist attacks) is a complex task. Your patience is appreciated as the stories of the Beirut mission continue to be recorded, preserved and woven together to create this important documentary.

PLEASE HELP

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation. 

The Yellow Springs Arts Council (YSAC) is the official Fiscal Sponsor for WE CAME IN PEACE. The YSAC is a 501(c)(3) that has acted as a Fiscal Sponsor for many successful arts and film projects since the 1990s. Their 501(c)(3) status enables your donation to be tax deductible and you will receive a letter stating that for your records.


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https://www.ysartscouncil.org/we-came-in-peace/


 Thank you in advance for your generous support. 

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Embassy Bombing video

41st Anniversary of the U.S. Embassy Bombing in Beirut 

On April 18, 2023 the Marine Corps Security Headquarters building on Marine Corps Base Quantico was dedicated and named for Cpl. Robert V. McMaugh. The ceremony marked the 40th Anniversary of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, in which Cpl. McMaugh was killed in the explosion. 

GALLERY

YSAC is the official Fiscal Sponsor of WE CAME IN PEACE. 

Please make your tax deductible donation today.

https://www.ysartscouncil.org/we-came-in-peace/

    PRESS & LINKS

    Yellow Springs Arts Council

    Official Fiscal Sponsor for "We Came In Peace"

    https://www.ysartscouncil.org/we-came-in-peace/

    PLEASE DONATE TODAY

    Marine Corps Times

     40 years after Beirut: How the bombing still haunts the Corps today

    By Irene Loewenson 

    https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2023/10/23/40-years-after-beirut-how-the-bombing-still-haunts-the-corps-today/

    Valor Guardians

     40th Remembrance of the Beirut Bombing

    By Dave Hardin

    https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=149017

    Beirut Veterans of America

    The First Duty Is To Remember

    https://www.beirutveterans.org

    Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.


    Matthew 5:9

    CREDITS

    Photos/Video courtesy: Michael Cerniglia, US Department of Defense, Ronald Reagan Library, USMC, AP Photo/Zouki, AP Photo/Bill Foley, Danny Joy and The National Archives. 

    Special thanks to: Jake Schneider, Mark T. Hacala, Jeff Hamman, Richard Truman, Myron Kyle, and Don "Gunny" Inns.

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