American citizens departing from <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Beirut" class="mw-redirect" title="Beirut">Beirut</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>, make their way to a waiting <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> landing craft utility vessel for transport to the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, during the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict" title="2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict">2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict</a>. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the U.S. Defense Secretary, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor
2006-07-21
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