Second Battalion Marines Lebanon - Cruise Book

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The Move te Beirut Left, unit commanders con- fer with Lt. Col Hadd, in the battalion CP area, to receive last minute instructions for the entry into Beirut. ' 'W ' lf, 1 Q -zf., 'P exif 'U N re ff. 3 v 2 244 a f Right, the armored convoy grinds to a halt on the highway from the airport to Beirut. Someone, it seems, was the 10 percent who didn't get the word -- in this case the comtnander-in-chief of the Lebanese army, who halted the column. Speculation had it that he'd believed the Marines were attacking the city. ,...,,, 5+ V ' ' YN'- L. 'f- .1 . , N f K llsn,4 , M-raft 'sia- etyi ie tee eeeee ee s me we ' 'W . f ffl. ' 'Iliff ,,,, rf teee . -A ,, . ,itt . .. 2 ? '5 e ' r M at 5131, wif' eee Left, Commander-in-chief of the Leb- anese army, Gen. Fuad Chehab Qcenter of picturej confers with military andcivilian officials before allowing the convoy into Beirut. At left, Qback to cameral is Rear Admiral Yeagerg rightfront, US Ambassa- dor to Lebanon, Robert McC1intock3 far right, Brigadier General Wade, com- mander 2nd Provisional Marine force. Below, Admiral James M. Holloway, com- .. ee - 1 -- - ma.nder specified Mideast ond from lefty joins the confab. Lebanese president Camille got to inform his top military request for US assistance. But everyone got the word -- and again rumbled toward the city. K' ' 'Q A ' ' -,'f57fWH 9 e 1 -' K ' , .,,.. ., ' ,, l s? , HE, 5 1 f. ,, ,,,, e' ' ,. '- . v -- - .,,z:.:: es-- , --ff ,a -X ,, I , eseei- -f i I ' - -- .. .V ' - - ,ein , tl. :w,.lri' fit: ,fee-if-eiiiiiil' f--Mister k ' ., iii :liiiiilin ' ,,'-W-1 .L ' f . A. 3 xg-S 'Q .. ,M f -N - ,esp . .,-- :wr -12 ' H1552 - 5 i 3 E ' 5 e is ' .1 ' A e ' B' . ,e 1 ' ge.e,ee,, 9. ,,,--, ' V A -- n- ' ., . - -Q ,, , , gf Q W Q 1, A ,,,,.,,. W 5 E ' 1 ....,,,. W' if S gi i we 'fg wfwf-ss,.?li ,-.. .1-,:.g,.5e9wae M., H' me Bee' ' B' e 2 '53, Milf' I W ' ., 1 d' 'i . Wi 1:df n.: '.J 'u g H.. 3 h eir' 'Bi' Vg.. - '25 Q, 719 'U-'f'V : fi' ffiiwfil ' Em il v inf! 4! f- - tt.. -- .- ,,.,,,. ., 1 A .. ,, ,,.,,,.....,,.,,, ,.,, .,.. . . ,, .,.. , ,. .. ,,,,... ...,,, L ., ,,.. , , 1, ,. X ...gee U ..-. . .,.. .,,, , 'i f ,. F , :-Hfeeeze:e.gfe.ftafeffev,1 - ,, if .get:fee-tz,,.,W,i.e' nw, W f,,g,5ea,-,1...m,,leefbgeffgi, a m., me 1, he K t en ., X' st' lf ' . -fieviaieasfefffziwf av 2 ,v fif q:,e.me is .gi 3 .. ..... it ,,,..., -in asf? 2: ml la I' li -Sig. J, 'UQ M9 1 W - aww Y t ,, e ,. ,.,, ,. e in W mari 4' ae' L er ee '11, fri' i...-34 5 in aligns 22 1 MW ,.,, .,.as. .,.,..,,m,m...,...,,,e', .,,,. ,,am,.,.,,,..,,f,,,m,,.

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We're Here, But Why?. Beirut's International airport is situated some five miles south of the city, and is adjacent to a normally placid stretch of sand known as Khalde Beach. At 1500 one July 15th afternoon however, the few swimmers along this beach had a slight interruption -- as four rifle com- panies followed by numerous supporting ele- ments swarmed in across the sand. Suddenly Khalde beach was no longer an infrequently inhabited recreation area -- as it became Blue beach, gateway of the first 1800 Marines ashore, with an impact felt around the world. This initial impact was provided by 2nd Bn Surprised airport employees stare 2nd Marines, as they moved across the beach, from the balcgnies Qtgpj as Marines secured the airportandpre-assignedobjectives, near the tel-mina1 building. QBC,-low, dug in for the night, and waited for the next Nothing is overlooked. d9'Y'S Command- What were we doing here? -- We hardly had any idea. Didn't we have an initial mission? -- Yes, something which amounted to play it by ear. Didn't we know what was going on? -- Who cared. We were here, and we were showing the rest of the world we were here. If nothing else, this was reason enough. We're going into the city, was the by-word of the second day ashore, as the troops saddled up in readiness for the move. Below, part of one company heads across a runway toward the terminal entrance where they were to embark on trucks, tanks, and amphibious tractors for the move.

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