Dominican Republic Threatened The Safety Of American Nationals

President Lyndon B. Johnson dispatched U.S. troops to the Dominican Republic on 28 April 1965 to evacuate Americans and protect their property during a civil war in that nation.

Marines were sent ashore while  helicopters began an airlift in which over 1,000 men, women and children were evacuated to ships of the naval task force standing by. The following month he announced that there were 14,000 U.S. troops on the island to prevent communists from taking over the government.