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Retreat from Beirut

Feb. 26, 1985
60 minutes

They went to keep the peace. But 241 died-caught in a military and political cross fire. One year after the pullout of American Marines from Lebanon, Frontline correspondent William Greider examines the decision and asks: Where should Americans die, and what should they die for?

Producer(s): Sherry Jones
Nancy Sloss

Awards: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award Outstanding Investigative Journalism


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