1958 - Military Invasion, Lebanon: Action in the Middle East, Beirut, Lebanon. 29Jul-Aug58

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1958 - Military Invasion, Lebanon: Action in the Middle East, Beirut, Lebanon. Jul-Aug58 Slate: illegible. Two US officers walk past to jeep & talking & gesturing, shake hands & one into jeep & leaves. Driver / soldier unloads two 16mm film cases & carries them to tented area. 02:27:03 Stack of films & portable 16mm & 35mm projector on ground; soldier checks labels takes two cases & covers remainders w/ tarpaulin. 02:27:27 LS Sikorsky H-34 (?) helicopter coming into land in clearing. 02:27:45 Slate: Cameraman McCulley R3 Tobi Chaplain. 02:27:49 Soldiers walk thru olive trees; large Red Cross hospital tents. Soldier, Chaplain out of canvas tent. CU Chaplain’s insignia on hat. 02:28:21 Chaplain greeting two other Chaplains near pup tents; talk, one Chaplain taking notes. CUs. Chaplain beside pup tent leafing thru notebook. 02:29:35 Slate: ??. Ambassador McClintock, Robert Murphy, Gen. Paul D. Adams & Gen. Chehab as they chat outside of the US Embassy as photographers take pictures. Into car to leave. The officers leaving. he AMLANFOR Honor Guard assembled in front of Embassy as a civilian takes a picture of them. 02:30:38 Slate: 29Jul58 Roll 8. Soldier getting haircut w/ CUs in olive grove; others watch; stack of Coca-Cola crates. Two Lebanese men sitting by tree w/ dog watching. 02:31:45 Slate: 30Jul58 Roll 9. Hilltop bivouac area - old stone house. Soldiers around, washing mess kit; relaxing under trees; Pepsi Cola cooler & stacks of bottles. 02:32:52 Slate: 30Jul58 F10 Camouflage netting over ammo dump above road, pans. 02:33:59 Slate: July, 1958 Roll 11 Africa. Lt. Carp. Soldiers watch arriving helicopter w/ cargo net carrying crate & lowers to ground. 02:34:29 LS Troops around; carry wooden ammunition boxes past as officer directs. 02:34:56 Officer runs to small Bell (?) helicopter & takes off. 02:35:05 Slate: same. R12. Another helicopter lowers crate & leaves; troops run out & carry ammunition boxes. 02:36:12 Slate: Aug58 R13. Africa Lt. Carp. Sailors on dock & arriving large troopship CU soldier head out of porthole. Gangway attached to dock as dockworkers watch. Another GC 17 docked. Beirut dock area - US sailors on quay. Troopship coming into dock Military Religion; Soda; Soft Drinks; Preparations; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk