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A Marine from Fox Company 2/2 lies in position with his weapon. Across the street a Haitian police official approaches the police headquarters in Grande Riviere Du Nord during Operation Uphold Democracy
During Operation Uphold Democracy, a Marine from Fox Company 2/2 provides security in the midst of a crowd of cheering Haitians during a weapons seizure in Grande Riviere
Marines in fighting positions, from Fox Company 2/2, lie next to a cement wall with their M-16A2 rifles with grenade launchers and M-249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) aimed at the police headquarters in Grande Riviere. Haitians stand and sit on the cement wall to watch and cheer 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
Armed with M16A2 Assault Rifles, recruits from the 2nd Battalion's Fox Company march on the parade deck at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot (MCRD), Parris Island, South Carolina
A Marine from Fox Company 2/2 takes a position on the ground behind his M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). He is moving in to confiscate weapons from police headquarters in Grand Riviere Du Nord to support of Operation Uphold Democracy. A crowd of Haitians moves in the background
U.S. Marines with weapons platoon, Fox Company, 2nd
U.S. Marines with weapons platoon, Fox Company, 2nd
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 provide crowd control while the remainder of Fox Company 2/2 remove weapons from the police Headquarters in Grande Riviere Du Nord during Operation Uphold Democracy
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY
Base: Grand Riviere Du Nord
Country: Haiti (HTI)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL P.S. Royston (Usmc)
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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