Second Battalion Marines Lebanon - Cruise Book

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We Move to the Hill Shortly after the other three Marine battalions began getting situated in the city, and army troops began arriving, y 7 , ,--,ii 4, , f 2 1 w 4 elements of the battalion began migrat- ing to the foothills of the mountains bordering Beirut. The battalion set up shop on one hill in particular, approxi- mately five miles from the city proper. Defensive positions ringedthe battalion perimeter, and shortly the entire unit had established itself there. Ame sshall was constructed, providing two meals a day -- and a welcome respite from the drudgery of C rations. The camp offered a 'fhome base' from which patrols and security detachments could operate -- and became our 'home away from home until we left Beirut.

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