Events related to the bombing of United States Marine Corps (USMC) barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. American marines take cover behind sandbagged bunkers. They look through binoculars to scan the surroundings.
Events related to the bombing of United States Marine Corps (USMC) barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. USMC sign marked on a camouflaged 60mm mortar gun emplacement. Two marines arrive at the camp site on a loaded motor cart.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the Williamsburg summit in the United States. President Reagan speaks about the approaches to resolve economic and political problems in developing and developed countries, to increase security by armed forces reduction and to preserve core values of freedom and democracy that the U.S. shares with Europe, North America and Japan.
A small cadre of Nicaraguan counterrevolutionaries (Contras) pose with their weapons. They speak of their complaints, including the Nationalization of everything by the Sandinista Government.
An American Air Force officer in Nicaragua,Central America. Clips of bullets on the ground. Rifles on a wall. An American Air Force Lieutenant Colonel answers press questions and talks about human rights and preserving the rights of the prisoners of war and civilians during the internal conflict between Sandinista Government forces and counterrevolutionaries (Contras).
Nicaraguan Contras soldiers arriving at Fort Benning Georgia in the United States to receive military and combat education from the U.S. Army in their fight against the Sandanista government of Nicaragua. Plane arrives carrying the Contra soldiers. The soldiers come out of an airplane. They move in a row inside a building at Fort Benning and get seated. A U.S. Army officer, Colonel Bobby J. Harris, speaks to the soldiers about their training. Training includes combat skills and leadership qualities. Views of the Contras marching on a field during the training. They practice shooting machine guns.