Lebanese Army soldiers march in a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943.
Lebanese police women march during a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. <AP Photo/Hussein Malla>
