10-095 Garand Picture of the Day - Marines in Beirut

[Mark in Rochester]

Marines In Lebanon
Photographer: Mark Kauffman


M7A3!
Marines In Lebanon
Photographer: Mark Kauffman




Beirut Lebanon Crisis
Photographer: Paul Schutzer

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[Bob Womack]

Which period?

[Mark in Rochester]

Which period?

1958 - 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 under which the U.S. announced that it would intervene to protect regimes it considered 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, a contingent from the 1st Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry from the 24th Infantry Division (based in Germany) and 5,670 officers and men of the Marine Corps. They were supported by a fleet of 70 ships and 40,000 sailors.[1] The presence of the troops successfully intimidated the opposition and the U.S. withdrew its forces on October 25, 1958.

[Bob Womack]

Thanks for the info!