Name:
Johnny Len Copeland
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Graham Memorial Park, Graham, North Carolina
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Johnny Len Copeland was born on May 11, 1964 in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Johnny was killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks. In the early morning hours of 23 Oct. 1983, a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the USMC Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In the explosion that followed, 241 US Military personnel were killed and 80 serious wounded. He is now buried in the Graham Memorial Park, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA.