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Marine Colonel Tom S. Jones, Special MAGTF Commander, leads Marines through the town of Grande Riviere Du Nord after a weapons collection. The local Haitians rally around the troops
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
Army LTG Shelton (left) and the American Ambassador to Haiti, Mr. William Swing, and ADM Wright discuss Operation Uphold Democracy with Marine COL Tom Jones (back to camera)
U.S. Army personnel, dressed in combat gear with their M-16A2 rifles, wait on the tarmac after their arrival at Port au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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
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
SGT Corey Stigen from the 108th Military Police (MP) Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, talks on the radio while on patrol on a busy street in Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown
U.S. Army personnel from the 3/15 Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, dressed in combat gear with weapons, wait in a grassy area to board a helicopter at Port au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Aristide
U.S. Army personnel from the 3/15 Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, dressed in combat gear and weapons, walk across the tarmac to board a helicopter at Port au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Aristide
Marine Colonel Tom S. Jones, Special MAGTF Commander, talks with Haitian police during a weapons seizure at Grande Riviere Du Nord. The seizure was arranged by local Haitians and U.S. Forces during Operation Uphold Democracy
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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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