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11-26-18 Garand Picture of the Day
Members of the 1st Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry, patrol through Chiah, a suburb of Beirut, in 1958.
Source: National Archives
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Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 11-24-2018 at 05:46 PM.
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None of them seem to be paying any attention to what is around them. All eyes forward, the lot.
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The crew behind seems to have a completely different posture. This one is likely a photog thing.
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Look at the eyes.
Not an active combat patrol; keeping the peace, maintaining a deterrent presence, scanning for anything unusual, supporting the population, etc.
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It's amazing what a camera does to a work environment. There are people who just can't keep from posing.
Bob
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Originally Posted by
Bob Womack
There are people who just can't keep from posing.
Right, look at the next crew. Nothing like these.
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