Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, gives his remarks during the 39th Annual Beirut Observance Ceremony at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2022. The memorial observance is held annually on Oct. 23 to remember the lives lost due to the terrorist attacks at Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and Grenada.

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