European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hore How Brig Gen David 1st Torro up briefs army hol Copler lands men of hid behind  lebanese spectators View exercise villagers see anon vat to by cd marines give lightning fast Irmo nitration of is the place when the shoe isl mfr Ilmi the cites most Beautiful Lei to Thor intoned the guide As he pointed to the of the Temple of Adonis in the rim of the ancient City of or the Secco Fojt 30 Miles North the was Chanioa professional tour bit guide for and his audience was 200 jul Anny Parater Sofien paratrooper sp4 Joseph Lang Ham hits ground during of the 1st airborne Battle gee with int who with Mazies air farce had participated in unique trial inc Deao Oruku Ratola directed a Minot the near bar Lage of Arball the air was Balmy the Stow White surf Rolton quietly Onta the Beach the Days activities got before the exercise assembled villagers and lebanese army observers were treated to a lightning Swift demonstration of the capabilities of american land forces in girls in their Best older ladies under Redan Dwhite striped parasols and moustached men followed by Barefoot boys gathered on the Beach and the Cliffs above to watch the air envelopment of the oldest continuously inhabited site on chattering the crowd waited u the marines amphibious vehicles a half from the land ing ships Chilton and fort lying in the Blue Mediterranean three Mius from motors roared As each mechanized Turk loaded with fully equipped troops of the 1st 8th moved onto the As their trucks took hold they Rose out of the splashing streams of water in their Rush across the the cautious onlookers opened their ranks out of respect to the huge machines but could not resist the urge to it Iago behind them As they lumbered Toxvard the Cliffs and positions of at the same time the am tracks touched 13 army helicopters from the army aviation det beat in from headed for two Low mils in Back of the Here they landed the paratroopers that completed the encirclement of Little the 20th Century Village on the ruins of the Etter that gave our Bible its from where the crowds stood they could watch the marines Rush into positions Tor burning their see the helicopters hover like while Dis gorging their troops before turning Back toward Beirut to add to the show and establish Contact the marines and of the helicopters circled the beaches scattering Sand and hats with the wind from their one stated Ita resp afr technique by hoisting at the Marine lifting it to the soldiers on the Hill the minute the helicopters Long Blades stopped hundreds of people sur the one Pilot found a who understood English and had him explain to the others How the Heli september 1958 the stars and stapes the excitement of the first wave was at its Peak when two Navy Landing Craft dropped their on the with the precision of Long a using its Blade As a pushed ashore and turned to doze the ramp for the vehicles that the crowd cheered As a Marine onto self propelled tracked vehicle mounting six 106 nun recoilless rifles rumbled from their Beach and Hilltop positions the marines and paratroopers moved to protect the roads leading into town and to Complete their this signalled an end to the exercise and the beginning of sightseeing Over ruins that Date Back to 3200 following their the paratroopers trudged through the hallways of a Sadr saw ageless bowls of Phoeni Cian artisans and witnessed evidence of civilizations from byzantine and arabic May god bless you your loved ones in the guide Jabir said As the tour ended under the 50 ton Granite columns brought to Byblos from Egypt by the roving you and your country have been very especially to my i want to Jabir and x say from my heart that the Aro most grateful for what you have u