Coronado (LPD 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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i QQNEEKLY X in-Y A- H, ,,,,,, W, ...,.-.......-.s,Y --.K-.4..m'f-W ----if-H 7 Y l rr WAS succsssrua oPEnATloN...' 1 - , f L b - Th e acua lon e I lan rom 1gE1RU-f, Lebanon New Jersey businessman. He was M THE U,S, NAVY completed overloaded with suitcases, and a .ts second evacuation of Ameri- set of golf clubs. He was soon ans and other foreigners from followed by other Americans and var-torn Lebanon recently,butit foreigners who pushed baby vas hardly a combat affair. The strollers and lugged heavy bags, Javy landing craft's crew found tennis rackets, cameras, and lime fora coffee break, and about umbrellas. the only tension centered on 'B' ' lrhether a b jrop his 4 faby strollers ihe sand. .. r But U S irepared for T nseen but f the 6th 'Iarines and .bout 300 Jreigners left igton, ld Rumsfeld vacuation fro :built war citizens aboard, evacuees from West Beirut eases rd -acked the Coronado, for berthing. ffiCC of hi demonstra A mo 7hiCf, GSH- professioi ard. The evacua ' ahsm inassuring the safe evacu: , . . 'a' I the Bam miles Off Sh0fC- tion of U.S. citizens and otha an lest Beirut ina opera- It was an emotional farewell foreign natignals from Benny in on. for the Americans and other extend to yon mythanksforajol n The U.S. Embassy in Beirut foreigners who left everything in lad originally planned an over- Lebanon. One American said he -nd evacuation to Damascus, regretted leaving, but said had Kyria for those who wanted to i uit the war-ravaged COllnf ut were forced to t Jnvoy plans after the iberation Organizatio ie warring faction iuntryj couldnot guara Many WIQWSTG xssage. ,WE Cgpmyvf tg W, M As a result, Plan II ,tmp 1-gg JC-KE W 1 'feet which called fo 4:53 'WE-g,4ggjAf1C.i:p . 'acuation similar to Tggnfmgyf AUD ith Sealift which jpg K1N19l4fE5S ithout a hitch. ,meme D 79 On the day of the CUHOMDU W9 e USS Coronado, a 16 from nphibious transport xth Fleet, dropped a veral miles from the ore. Meanwhile, in Beirut evac 4' sembled at the Riviera oslem-held West Beirut. 'I re taken to the Bain ack by bus under the es of Palestine Libera lganization QPLOJ esco ghting in the city had those members of p I n the Armed Forces who have The evacuation provided safe passage for American civilians N l Cd, and If WHS 21. Safe JOUYUCY- contributed to the success of his As the buses arrived, the USS U nr' xL,, - .. ,. . . . , .',' , - 1 - .-.A :-f-g : '----f I -':-..v... - V- 5731 --'. sflJ 53 .'1j'f.,i. .-. - ' . . dispatched a LGU'