Name:
Russell Eugene Cyzick
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Cedar Grove Cem., Mount Morris, Pennsylvania
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Russell Eugene Cyzick was born on July 5, 1963 in Star City, Monongalia County, West Virginia. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Russell 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 Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mount Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA.