At around 9 p.m. on June 19, 1985, in an area of San Salvador known as the "Zona Rosa" where there are many restaurants, a group of armed men opened fire on a group of United States marines. The assailants were members of the Partido Revolucionario de Trabajadores Centroamericanos (PRTC), one of the organizations in FMLN. The marines, who were serving as security guards at the United States Embassy in San Salvador, were in civilian clothing and were unarmed. Four U.S. Marines and 2 American businessmen are among 13 people killed in a machine gun attack. The "Mardoqueo Cruz" urban commando of PRTC claimed responsibility for the killings; FMLN defended the attack in a communiqué. In a subsequent trial, three people were tried and convicted.

Source: United States Institute of Peace Library

We Remember Them... 4 U.S. Marines Who Died

SSgt. Bobby J. Dickson, USMC
Sgt. Gregory Weber, USMC
SSgt. Thomas T. Handwork, USMC
Sgt. Patrick R. Kwiatkowski, USMC

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Comment: U.S.Embassy in El Salvador.