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Marcus Eugene Coleman
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Specialist 4th Class
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1983-10-23
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Texas
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Marcus Eugene Coleman was born on July 8, 1964. He served as a Specialist 4th Class in the Army. Marcus 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. His current burial place is unknown.