Similar
Local village children show off their other resource of food- fish caught out of the Tana river during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya
Village mountain houses.
Residents of a mountain village receive medical attention from US Army personnel participating in the medical readiness training Exercise MEDRETE'85
Village mountain houses.
Clothes hang to dry at the construction site of a
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, [visited by HUD officials for tours, participation as part of the U.S. delegation to the] World Urban Forum 5
A group of people standing on top of a grass covered hillside. Fog cottage countryside.
Soldiers of the Arizona Medical Detachment, Joint Forces
Related
Marines maintain their positions in foxholes tented with camouflaged ponchos. They are securing the air strip at Cap Haitien which is a vital link for incoming logistics support during Operation Uphold Democracy. Local Haitians watch from nearby
A Marine walks the perimeter of the airfield and another Marine stands at his camouflaged foxhole. They are securing the airfield at Cap Haitien which is used by a special Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) during Operation Uphold Democracy
Marines maintain fighting positions in their bunkers, with their flag waving, on the perimeter of the Cap Haitien Airfield. There are hundreds of fighting positions providing security to the airfield during Operation Uphold Democracy
Armed Marines from Fox Company 2/2, wearing M-85 helmets and flack vests, work their way through a crowd of Haitians to the police headquarters in Grande Riviere. From the roof of a small building, Haitians wave a United States flag to show support for the Marines during Operation Uphold Democracy
Marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, leave the military police barracks at Cap Haitien after maintaining a security post for the last three days during Operation Uphold Democracy
A head-on view of a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) as it approaches the Cap Haitien shore. Two Marines stand by to provide logistic assistance. The LCAC will take Marines to the USS Wasp. The Marine special purpose MAGTF will turn over the port to the U.S. Army during Operation Uphold Democracy
A truck is loaded on Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC)-37 for transportation to the USS Wasp. The port town of Cap Haitien is in the background. As Marines begin their backload, equipment and personnel will gradually retrograde as the U.S. Army moves in to provide ongoing support to Operation Uphold Democracy
Marines on a light armored vehicle from the 2nd Marine Regiment are returning to the port of Cap Haitien. Haitian civilians cheer as they approach the gate during Operation Uphold Democracy
A Marine convoy is traveling through the streets of Cap Haitien from the air strip to the port in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. Exact Date Shot Unknown
Marines maintain their positions from foxholes tented with camouflaged ponchos. They are securing the Cap Haitien air strip which is a vital link for incoming logistics support during Operation Uphold Democracy. A Haitian village is just outside the foxhole area
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY
Base: Cap Haitien
Country: Haiti (HTI)
Scene Camera Operator: CWO-2 R. D. Smith (Usmc)
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.