BEIRUT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

The Beirut Memorial Foundation serves as a non-profit support organization maintaining the upkeep of the monument and tree planting project in Jacksonville, NC. The contact information is pending, but donations can be made through either the Beirut Connection or the Beirut Veterans of America specifying "Beirut Memorial" in the correspondence.

The Beirut Memorial Foundation
(address pending)

Or E-Mail: mbellzey@onslowonline.net

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The Beirut Connection serves as a non-profit support organization for the families of servicemen lost in Lebanon. Membership is encouraged for any interested individual. Donations can be made to the same address listed below with specifying "Beirut Memorial".

The Beirut Connection
c/o Judy Young and Joan Muffler
30 Eraser Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057

Or E-Mail: jyoung83@aol.com

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The Beirut Veterans of America serves as a non-profit support organization for the servicemen that served in Lebanon. Membership is encouraged for any interested individual in order to support the fraternal and patriotic activities of its regular and associate members. Membership dues are $15/year and life memberships are available. In addition to other activities, a organizational newsletter is published: ROOT SCOOP II

Beirut Veterans of America
c/o Gunner Dick Driggs USMC (Ret)
P.O. Box 607130
Orlando, FL 32860-7130

Or e-mail...

Gunner Driggs, BVA President: ddriggs@addison-hvac.com

Randy Gaddo, ROOT SCOOP II Editor: cwo4@gateway.net

ABOUT THE PRESIDENT:
CWO-5 Dick Driggs USMC (Ret) is the new BVA President, having been elected last year. He was the first CWO-5 selected by the Marine Corps. He's a "Gunner", specializing in tanks and infantry arms. He's also president of Addison Manufacturing in Orlando, FL. He is a veteran of the 1958 landing in Beirut and his son is a 1983 Beirut Vet.

ABOUT THE EDITOR:
Randy Gaddo also served with the USMC in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983.

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