30 Oct 1983
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1983
Page
1
Arthur Bargagos of Canastota among six Navy and Marine enlisted men who dined with President Reagan at Camp David. Reagan praised their service in Grenada and Lebanon, then briefed about foreign policy after a chow line visit.
President Reagan promised retaliation for the truck bombing that killed Marines in Beirut and summoned restraint as officials privately weighed military or economic responses. He cited evidence of Iranian terrorists with Syrian backing and urged action against those responsible, while noting uncertainty about direct military action. Authorities focused on pro Iranian groups among Lebanon's Shiites and sought to identify the specific perpetrators behind the attack.
Central New York Marines stationed in Beirut faced a week of fear and relief as families awaited word after last Sunday's bombing. Mary Herbig spoke of letters and calls while Bruce Herbig, 19, was found uninsured and contacted at 4 a.m. Friday. Edward DeSocio’s sister Carmen, 17, weighed enlisting as he faced danger, and Margot Lux recalled a daughter’s death while hearing news of John Lux’s possible casualty in Lebanon.
Mrs. LaCoy visits son Michael Balcom at the hospital after a terrorist attack that killed 226 Marines. He has skin loss over his body, four stitches in his leg and 12 in his head. His mother waits by his side as doctors monitor his condition. The family endured days of fear before word of his survival arrived.
Susan Merola, 23, a medical student from Cazenovia, recalls being evacuated with over 200 Americans during the Grenada invasion. She praises Army Rangers who risked their lives in the eight day crisis, the 24 hour curfew, and mortar fire, and says the experience deepened her respect for the military.
Grenadian and American forces pressed the invasion, capturing a hard line Marxist who provoked the coup. Cuban casualties from Grenada were to be transported to Cuba by ICRC aided jet, with 500 to 600 prisoners evacuated later aboard a British ship, as delays due to sniper fire affected pier access.
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