Bland Stephen Boyd

Name:

Stephen Boyd Bland

Rank:

Lance Corporal

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United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

Mississippi

Cemetery:

Providence Church Cemetery, Mississippi

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Stephen Boyd Bland was born on February 6, 1960 in Denton, Denton County, Texas. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Stephen was killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks. In the early morning hours of 23 Oct. 1983, a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the USMC Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In the explosion that followed, 241 US Military personnel were killed and 80 serious wounded. He is now buried in the Providence Church Cemetery, Webster County, Mississippi, USA. His name is commemorated on the Beirut monument, on the grounds of the US Embassy in Lebanon and ranked as a Private First Class.