Stephens Horace Renardo "Ricky", Jr.

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Horace Renardo "Ricky", Jr. Stephens

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Lance Corporal

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United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

District of Columbia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

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Horace Renardo “Ricky” Stephens, Jr. was born on July 23, 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Horace 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 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.