U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. Several U.S. Marines and army jeeps at a dock. U.S. Navy command ship USS Taconic (AGC-17) and cargo ship USNS Col. William J.O' Brien (T-AK-246) anchored in the background. Army tanks parked in a line on the dock. A Marine at guard beside the tanks. A Marine cleaning a .45 Colt gun. Two Marines seated on a platform behind a tank. The Marines seated in front of a few jeeps and working at an ANGR 9 (Army/Navy Ground Radio) and a field generator.
United States intervention in the Lebanon Crisis. U.S. Marines reaching the coastline of Lebanon. The Marines climb out of rafts. People watching the Marines. U.S. bomber aircraft in flight. Lebanese people on a beach. U.S. Marines unloading ammunition from the rafts. The Marines holding guns moving into the city of Beirut. The Marines guarding Beirut International Airport. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a speech says that U.S. intervention could have serious effects. He says that the United States is neither looking for any material gain nor has it any emotional hostility against any government. The sole aim is the preservation of independence of every state. Several aircraft on an airfield. U.S. 2nd Marine Division enplaning at Cherry Point in North Carolina, U.S. Soldiers holding equipment beside the aircraft. The soldiers walking in columns. Several aircraft on the airfield. U.S. Army airborne troops beside the aircraft. The troops getting into the aircraft. Airborne troops from Germany at Adena air base in Turkey. British paratroops from Cyprus boarding aircraft bound for Jordan. A Royal Air Force aircraft takes off. U.S. aircraft carrier USS Leyte in a harbor. Supplies carried on cranes. U.S. sailors speaking over telephones in phone boxes. Sailors holding cartons moving on a ramp to a vessel. Officials at the United Nations building during a meeting. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Henry Cabot Lodge speaking into a microphone. Officials beside the Ambassador. The Ambassador calls for decisive action by the UN and says U.S. Marines will be withdrawn in accordance with the UN action.
The Green Plan (Le Plan Vert) building in Beirut, Lebanon. Outer scene of the building showing the sign "Le Plan Vert." Vehicles parked outside the building. A man works in a garden outside the building. A tractor parked on the road. An old man walks on the road. Woman with children walk along the road.
Lebanese students protest outside the American university in Beirut, Lebanon. They protest against the Turkey-Pakistan defense pact. Police tries to control the situation. One student dies and 29 get injured in police firing. Shows student protestors being beaten by police, and police and officials using high pressure water hoses to disperse demonstrators.
Events relate to the barracks bombed in Beirut, Lebanon. Rescue and clean-up crews search for casualties amidst rubble. View of the bombed site. A damaged bridge in the background. 6X6 truck and a caterpillar move on the site.
Events relate to the United States Marines (USMC) barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. View of the bombed site. Bulldozers and Caterpillars clean up the area. A bridge in the background.