I knew Father George Pucciarelli ("Pooch" to all his friends) well. The early part of his priesthood was in my parish. A great kind man! He was there in Lebanon with the Marines (24 MAU chaplain).
Father Pooch is shown in the photo at far right.
http://www.beirut-memorial.org/ceremonies/...ticles/mag.html
Photo of Father Pooch on the day of the bombing.
You are so right Capt O! These cartoons show it - our heroic Marines were sitting ducks.
Only when allowed to shoot back did the terrorists flee. You cannot reason with EVIL. Unfortunately, our so-called "educational system" has been indoctrinating a belief that democracy & capitalism are BAD and "multiculturalism" (meaning socialism, communism, atheism etc) is GOOD. God help us all!