President and Nancy Reagan - Beirut Barracks Massacre

Nancy and President Reagan sorrowfully view the decorated caskets of Marines killed in Beirut, Lebanon Christmastime massacre at the foreign airport barracks. While the Marines maintained a "visible peacekeeping presence,'' they seemed more like "sitting ducks" to a Congress and other critics of the leadership of a few officers men. Although President Reagan insisted the Marines "have staying power," this horrifying slaying of 240 young men started his ad ministration casting about for a Lebanon solu- tion that would work and not become a trap for the United States. April 23, 1983 including Army and Navy U.S.A. CL-RR. #121 SC18573-Colorphoto: Michael Evans White House Mike Roberts Color Productions TM Oakland, CA 94623 Published by Coral-Lee P.O. Box 314, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670