As an adolescent , Murphy spent 10 months in jail . In 1978 , on the day he was released from jail , he enlisted in the United States Navy and served for six years as a Boiler Technician . In 1983 , shortly before being discharged from the Navy , Murphy witnessed a mushroom cloud over Beirut . He later learned that it was the aftermath of the Beirut barracks bombing in which 307 people were killed
Beirut barracks bombing
1983 Beirut barracks bombings
Charlie Murphy