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Marines come shore at Green Beach,1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Marines observe the area around Marine Base at Beirut Airport. 1982 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Flying into LZ on corniche, West Beirut. .50 caliber machine gun at the ready.
1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Marine observes continuing clean up of the US Embassy that was destroyed by a truck bomb, April 1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Diplomat Lawrence Eagleburger speaks to reporters in front of destroyed US Embassy April, 1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

On Alert, US Marines weapons at the ready as they observe the perimeter of the Marine base, Beirut Airport. 1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

On Patrol, US Marines watch a Lebanese student pass by their Patrol, East Beirut 1982. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Marine Commander, General James Mead claps as Lebanese belly dancer performs for the commanders of the multi national "peacekeeping force" in Beirut, along with civilians1982.

 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Marine looks through binoculars as he observes base perimeter from his Fort Apache position. 1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Morning after mortar attack on US Marine positions surrounding Beirut airport. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Bob Hope entertains Marines from the 22nd MAU on the USS Guam off the coast of Beirut. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Dallas Cowgirls onboard US Warship off the coast of Beirut, with US Navy personnel. 1982 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Marine keeps watch, Beirut Airport, MEA jet takes off. 1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Marine outpost Beirut airport perimeter 1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Busy Beach, US Marine Amtrac sits on "Green Beach" at the edge of Marine base at Beirut aiport. Lebanese sunbathers, MEA jet comes in to land. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Survivor-US Marine lifted from the rubble of the Marine HQ at Beirut airport after it was destroyed by a truck bomb. Oct. 23, 1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Aftermath, clean up and search continues at the destroyed US Marine HQ at Beirut aiport, Oct. 1983. Beirut airport control tower seen in background. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Marine Commander Col. Timothy Geraghty points as Marine Commandant General P.X. Kelley and US Ambssador look at bomb site. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Security surrounds Marine Commandant 
P.X. Kelley during visit to destroyed Marine Base, Beirut airport, Oct. 1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Last Rites performed by Marine chaplain. 241 US Service men were killed in an attack on the US Marine HQ Beirut Airport, Oct. 23, 1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Marine base, Beirut, clean up continues, October 1983  - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Navy Seabee searches blt bomb site 1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Marines reinforce positions at Beirut airport.Nov.1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Two Marines look at items found in the rubble of the destroyed Marine base, Beirut,Oct.1983 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

US Marine chaplain celebrates mass for Marines on "green beach", 1983. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Beirut Dec. 1983, "24th MAU They came in Peace" note and Christmas wreath decorate a stretcher at the site of the destroyed US Marine HQ at Beirut airport.  - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Druse militamen watch last US Marines leave Beirut in Amtracs. 1984 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Marine base, MRE box, a year later,October 23, 1984 - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Oct. 23, 1984-One year Later, Lebanese soldier lights a cigarette in the basement of the US Marine HQ that was destroyed in a truck bomb attack, Oct. 1983. Departing Marine left message behind. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

Marine Marine Base,Beirut airport. Ten years after Marines left 1993.  - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

A year later, sign remains in Marine PAO office, Beirut Airport October 23,1984..
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June 2008, Then and Now. New Condo construction on site of US Embassy, Beirut. - © 2023 Bill Foley. All Rights Reserved.

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