Americans, especially the men and women of Maryland, lost their lives at the hands of terrorists while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States in attacks at Beirut, Lebanon, on 23 October 1983; Beirut, Lebanon, on 15 June 1985; Lockerbie, Scotland, on 21 December 1988; Aden, Yemen, on 12 October 2000; the Pentagon on 11 September 2001; and the Bandi Ghazi Region, Afghanistan, on 20 January 2002.