US Marines in Lebanon
1982-1984

Benis M. Frank

HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
WASHINGTON, D.C.

1987


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward iii
Preface v
CHAPTER 1: The Bombing 1
CHAPTER 2: Beirut I--Evacuating the PLO, 25 August-10 September 1982 6
CHAPTER 3: Beirut II--THe Mission of Presence, 29 September-1 November 1982 22
CHAPTER 4: Beirut III--An Expanded Experience, 1 November 1982-15 February 1983 36
CHAPTER 5: Beirut IV--Circumstances Change, 'Presence' Remains, 15 February-29 May 1983 49
CHAPTER 6: Beirut V--Disaster Strikes, 30 May-19 November 1983 70
CHAPTER 7: The Investigation 106
CHAPTER 8: Beirut V Goes Home 111
CHAPTER 9: Beirut VI--End of the USMNF, 20 November 1983-26 February 1984 116
 
MAPS:
Beirut and its environs x
Route taken by terrorist bomber, 23 October 1983 2
Tactical diiispositions of 32d MAU, 25 August 1982 14
The zones of the Multi-National Force, September 1982 29
 
APPENDICES:
A. Chronology: Marines in lebanon, 1982-1984 149
B. Marine Command and Staff List 154
C. Foreign Multi-National Force Units 161
D. Remarks by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Senate Armed Services Committee, 31 October 1983 163
E. Long Commission Conclusions and Recommendations 172
American Deaths in Beirut 178
Unit Commendations 185


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