A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine sits on the bumper of a car that was destroyed when a huge bomb explosion wrecked the American Embassy in West Beirut, April 19, 1983, where he is on guard duty across the street from the Embassy. Rescue workers continued to search the rubble for those missing in Monday's explo…

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

Rescue workers carry the body of one of the victims from the bomb blast at the American Embassy in Beirut, April 19, 1983. The blast caused extensive damage to the Embassy and killed 47 people while wounding 130. (AP Photo/Paola Crociani)

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine stands guard as rescue workers search the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut for bodies. Rescue workers search the collapsed front of the building after the terrorist bombing on April 18, 1983. (AP Photo/Bill Foley)

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A Red Cross worker comforts Mrs. Seta Nahas as she sits in a Red Cross tent across the street from the rubble of the American Embassy, April 19, 1983. Mrs. Nahas has been waiting for word about the fate of her husband, Kamal Nahas, 35, a Lebanese who worked in the Consular section of the Emb…

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine wears a gas mask after rescue workers using a backhoe broke open a stock of tear gas that had been stored in the Embassy, April 19, 1983. Tear gas drifted up through the rubble, causing rescue workers and Marines to cough and sneeze. The Embassy, seen in the background, was sev…

3 principles against Afghanistan buildup

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Neto's Tucson : Aging Cocio-Estrada vets build on

When members of the Cocio-Estrada American Legion Post #59 decided to replace their Barrio Hollywood building with a new one, they "built it one brick at a time."

Desde Tucsón : Cocio-Estrada American Legion #59 desea nuevo edificio

Cuando los miembros de la Legión Americana Cocio-Estrada Puesto #59 decidieron reemplazar su edificio en el Barrio Hollywood por uno nuevo, ellos "lo construyeron ladrillo por ladrillo".

Desde Tucsón : Cocio-Estrada American Legion #59 desea nuevo edificio

Cuando los miembros de la Legión Americana Cocio-Estrada Puesto #59 decidieron reemplazar su edificio en el Barrio Hollywood por uno nuevo, ellos "lo construyeron ladrillo por ladrillo".