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U.S. Marines Land in Lebanon as Civil War Intensifies

U.S. Marine landing craft off the coast of Beirut in 1982 with Marines disembarking near port facilities; buildings and a damaged urban coastline visible in the background.

U.S. Marines landed in Beirut on August 25, 1982, as part of a multinational force during a marked escalation of the Lebanese Civil War following the Israeli invasion; the deployment aimed to stabilize Beirut and protect evacuations amid deepening sectarian and international tensions.

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