Buchanan Bobby Bland., Jr.

Name:

Bobby Bland., Jr. Buchanan

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Corporal

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United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Virginia

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Bobby Bland Buchanan, Jr. was born on apr 18, 1961 in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. Bobby 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 Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA. His name is commemorated on the Beirut monument, on the grounds of the US Embassy in Lebanon and ranked as a Lance Corporal.