WASHINGTON, March 28, 2007 – The commander of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit today honored the Lebanese army for its assistance in the largest evacuation of U.S. civilians from a foreign country. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ron Johnson presents a scrapbook detailing U.S. and Lebanese evacuation efforts of 15,000 Americans from Lebanon to Brig. Gen. Abdul Hamid Darwich, Lebanese defense attache to the United States, during a Pentagon ceremony March 28. Photo by Carmen Gleason (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In a Pentagon ceremony, U.S. Marine Col. Ron Johnson expressed his appreciation to the Lebanese armed forces for...
