WEBVTT

00:01.324 --> 00:03.774
- [Man] Thirty-five years ago on this day

00:03.774 --> 00:07.882
at 06:20 in the morning,
in Beirut, Lebanon,

00:07.882 --> 00:11.587
the battalion headquarters
was attacked by terrorists.

00:11.587 --> 00:13.207
There were two vehicles laced with

00:13.207 --> 00:16.488
21,000 pounds of explosives that were

00:16.488 --> 00:20.821
driven into the headquarters
building and detonated,

00:21.666 --> 00:25.249
killing 241 Marines,
sailors, and soldiers.

00:27.920 --> 00:31.150
It's very important, as
you go throughout your time

00:31.150 --> 00:33.422
in the Marine Corps, that we take the time

00:33.422 --> 00:34.827
and we continue to do these things.

00:34.827 --> 00:36.327
This is part of our heritage.

00:36.327 --> 00:40.468
This is the very fiber
and soul of who we are,

00:40.468 --> 00:45.212
and I think it's important
that we pause and remember

00:45.212 --> 00:49.981
the sacrifices that our brothers
gave for us ahead of us,

00:49.981 --> 00:53.726
because each one of us, at
some point in our careers,

00:53.726 --> 00:57.359
may be asked to give
the ultimate sacrifice,

00:57.359 --> 01:02.015
and these Marines, sailors,
and soldiers did just that.

01:02.015 --> 01:04.598
(bell ringing)

01:10.364 --> 01:13.364
(horn plays "Taps")