Second Battalion Marines Lebanon - Cruise Book

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By mutual agreement, troops are not allowed to cross cultivated areas and fields in the Suda Bay area-- thus many tactical movements be- come channelized, especially in the area adjacent to the beach fleftj. If you can't go around, go through, was particularly true here fbelowj. Immediately after leaving the boat and crossing 10 yards of beach, it was necessary to plunge into a de- ceptively strong river, which par- alleled the beach.

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The Sands Ut Suda Bay .Q ali? K .. ' 'X . sa' 5, 4' -I 1