10-029 garand Picture of the Day - Beruit 1958

[Mark in Rochester]

US soldiers moving equipment at port of Beirut, while being stationed there.
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Date taken: July 1958
Photographer: Paul Schutzer




From Wikipedia

The President of the United States, Eisenhower responded by authorizing Operation Blue Bat on July 15, 1958. This was the first application of the Eisenhower Doctrine which gave the U.S. a self proclaimed right to intervene in countries threatened by international Communism. The goal of the operation was to bolster the pro-Western Lebanese government of President Camille Chamoun against internal opposition and threats from Syria and Egypt. The plan was to occupy and secure the Beirut International Airport, a few miles south of the city, then to secure the port of Beirut and approaches to the city. The operation involved approximately 14,000 men, including 8,509 Army personnel, including a contingent from the 24th Airborne Brigade of the 24th Infantry Division (based in Germany) and 5,670 officers and men of the Marine Corps. The presence of the troops successfully quelled the opposition and the U.S. withdrew its forces on October 25, 1958.

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