Re: Nations sending ships to evacuate nationals from Lebanon?



On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:19 +0100 (BST), jgd@xxxxxxxxx (John Dallman)
wrote:

Are the French, Italians, etc, sending anything?

Well, 30 seconds on CNN shows the US with CH-53Es doing evac flights
since yesterday, a commercial ferry chartered, USS GONZALEZ there to
"escort" the ferry, and USS IWO JIMA apparently close by, with her
CH-53Es expected to enter the party tomorrow.


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