US invasion of Grenada | Operation urgent Fury | TV Eye | 1983
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- The New Jewel Movement was a Marxist-Leninist party in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada took power in 1979 and was led by Maurice Bishop. Due to political turmoil in the country the US led invasion force code named 'Operation Urgent Fury' took place in 1983 to provide stability and democracy to the island nation.
First Shown: 10/11/1983
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I’m from Grenada, it’s amazing watching this knowing my parents were children at the time
Yeah right your parents were children's but it was in the 80s how old are you (nvm)
Retep Trobec you forgot it’s been 40 years sense the invasion right
@@BajanEnglishman51 I made a big big calculation Mistake
38 years
how old are u?
Gunny Tom Highway got there just in time. Those Cuban regulars with Russian rifles didn't stand a chance against Clint Eastwood.
John Doe underrated asf
Don't forget Mario Van Peebles helped him out
@@unclediggie6559 The Earl of Funk, the Duke of Cool, the Ayatollah of Rock-'n'-roll-a, Stitch Jones!!!
Yeh except The Recon Battalions were never actually in Grenada and here is why Greneda was a very last minute thing that had to be very hastily put together with what was available and close. There is no such thing as an individual Recon Platoon serving a Regiment as depicted in the Movie. There are 3 Recon Battallions each organic to a Division HQ not a Regiment. Each has a Force Recon Company organic to the Battallion. 1st Recon Battallion which is part of 1st Marine Division is in Camp Pendalton California and 3rd Recon Battallion part of the 3rd Marine Division is in Hawaii. This was the Battallion that fought in Khe Sahn and the Battle for Hue City depicted in Full Metal Jacket my uncle Bill was a member of 3rd Recon Battallion and his Lt Frank Reasoner was a Medal of Honor Recipient. both those units are in the Pacific not enough time to get them to the Atlantic. The 8th Marine Regiment also depicted in that movie was indeed the Marines that fought in Grenada they are part of the 2nd Marine Division in Lejune. The Second Recon Battallion was already in Lebanon and were some of those killed at the barracks bombing hence no Recon Marines in Greneda. The mission depicted in the movie did happen it was done by the 75th Ranger Regiment the actual pre landing Recon was done by members of 7th Special Forces Group and SEAL Team 4.
One of the big problems was the SEALS had not done much real world combat since Vietnam and both SEAL Team 6 and 4 were brand new. SEAL Team 6 in 1980 and 4 right before Greneda. Some SEAL Team Six guys drowned off the coast because there was a storm off the coast at the time and they were overloaded carrying more than 100 pounds each.
Every atrocity that these people have ever committed against YAh people all over the world would never go free payment/ judgement day is coming to these evil doers of the world we glad there is a righteous judge the most high
Agreed. The people of Granada are lucky that the USA saved them from the communist atrocities. Communist crimes and evil communists are not forgotten!
@@urhunn7778 And Ukraine is lucky that Russia is saving them from fascist atrocities. Fascist crimes and evil fascists are not forgoten
@@urhunn7778 do you still believe your statement today?
@@twcmad Why, what happened today?
@@urhunn7778 Crikey, it's laughable how delusional people are when it comes to "our heros" the Americans/USA. Wasn't it USA's police force that set dogs on black people in the USA, and teargassed them and turned water hoses on them. Wasn't it USA's military that bombed Iraq, murdering a million men, women and children and then torturing scores of others under the pretext of them being terrorists? Wasn't it USA's military that dropped chemical weapons in Iraq also before that Vietnam, and Japan. Wasn't it USA's "healthcare professionals" that routinely experimented on black and poor people. Like Americans need to just shut up at this point or do one better, go and fix your problems, you've got enough to be getting on with, you treat your own people like trash. Nonsense.
Wasnt it the other caribbean islands that asked america to invade and helped invade
And the Governor-General of Grenada himself.
@@johnbull9195 from ny research he asked the Caribbean islands specifically barbados and Jamaica to name some
@@BajanEnglishman51 please let me know these counter revolutionary islands.. so i never go there
@@shazzielindsey1981 e.e the main countries included domonica jamaica and my country barbados
@@shazzielindsey1981 saint lucia uhhhhh what islands are in the eastern caribbean faction and thats who
This shit is bananas
If your gonna be a monkey, be a Guarilla!!!! OOooooo ooo, Ahhh Ahhh ! (Thump* thump*THUMMMP*)
When ever I see that “Thames” opening I think of “The Benny Hill Show.”
For a split second, I too thought the whole thing was a spoof.
Lol same
Lol me too!
What a clusterfuck it really was. Maps out of a traveler's guide, ammo with rust on it. When the ice started building up on our 130 we all thought we were cooked.
Despite every that could have gone wrong going wrong we improvised, adapted and overcame. And for an older man Dutch had a steel strap handshake. R.L.T.W./A.T.W.
Thank Jimmy Carter.....the military rotted away after Vietnam.
They should have brought some battleships into firing range to take care of the anti aircraft batteries
🤭🤭🤭
We used A-7's and A-6's from the Independence....I have before and after pictures of certain sites if you want to see them...LOL
Missiles can go further than guns.
@@patfarra627 at that time there really were no missiles, all dumb bombs and artillery.
Damn. The 18-year-old kid is the smartest person on the documentary.
No US bases in fact after the US left the only interaction with the US has been to sign an agreement on tax payments by foreign account holders. And we didn't say anything when they returned to relations with Cuba & Venezuela. So, what was he smart about comrade?
@@SuperBigblue19 #! - that America was not there to help #2 America wanted to set up multinational corporations
My ship, the USS Independence, was diverted there to participate in the invaision. It brought back a lot of the confidence the country had in their military that was lost during Vietnam and the Carter administration.
Lol... The us military feeling confident about grenada is like a bodybuilder daring to take a kids lunchbox
@@thekameleon9785the citizens of Grenada tell a different story.
Confidence came back when George H Bush kicked Saddam Hussein's arse out of Kuwait.
@@martinjenkins5471 after the US Ambassador set up Saddam telling him we don't get involved in arab affairs.
How pathetic. The U.S. even had trouble invading a tiny island.
Lmao that question “will you have a relationship with the Soviet Union” immediately after he witnessed the power of the enemy of the Soviet Union invade his entire island with ease. You can see him choosing his words very carefully there. 21:37
Lol when you ask America who's next? Russia? China? Iran? You can see America choose its words carefully when they say, we'll just issue some statements and increase sanctions for now....
@@isaper3723 You have to do something, otherwise be condemned for doing nothing when you otherwise could.
Which is worse, l always ask ?
@@88njtrigg88 Whoever writes that the Governor-General (Sir Paul Godwin Scoon) of Grenada was carefully choosing his words about the soviets is an idiot. The man requested the invasion so he is not scared of the United States for invading. He did not want them to stay for a long time however.
american public wasn't upset about the invasion, they were upset with the new kevlar helmets that resembled German WW2 helmets. first time ever used in combat.
@ riphaven. Where the hell did you get that from? Your ass?
Pup Ville No! He is not spouting BS. The reason for the similarities in the design of the helmet and why it looks similar to the German Stalhelm, was due to the techniques used in it development. They are almost identical. The public was not originally aware of this, and lead to a SMALL amount of outrage, but mostly confusion. Once the military explained why the two helmets looked alike, the confusion dissipated almost overnight.
www.nytimes.com/1983/12/08/us/army-hails-new-helmets-value-in-grenada.html
that article was very lite compared to others. troops in the field were told to leave the helmet off in non combat areas or leave the camo cover overhang off the back to mask it's shape. if you want more information, try using this thing called google, it helps get the right information before you look like an asshole.
books.google.com/books?id=wjZEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=new+helmet+looks+like+nazi+helmet+grenada&source=bl&ots=Etbpk0vIMv&sig=ACfU3U3D9M0YhIlmAI5YAcdEatDqpCPHAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH2aG4kpfiAhUrTt8KHSDRCwYQ6AEwFXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=new%20helmet%20looks%20like%20nazi%20helmet%20grenada&f=false
and yet more puppy.
thanks Matt, he is just one of these young kids that drink soy and has no clue.
God Save The Queen.
What a Tightass!!
Have some respectful words
British news reporting is so damn good
My dad was on the exploit
biased commentary
Unlike Pravda and TASS
Uncle Tome for a governer General
Okoth Gum Ikr, Sir Paul Scoon was well taken care off by the monarchy during those days I’m pretty sure. Not that he had much of a choice in resistance tho, did you see how formidable looking that destroyer was at the start of the video? America has some real scary sh*t in her arsenal. And that was back in 83. Wouldn’t want to see what they possess today.
Okoth Gum bro I was just typing this
I agree with everything that congressman said.
not fighting for freedom, suppressing the fight for freedom
Fighting for freedom and freedom won
Good ol’ Thames: (rightly) Questions U.S. involvement but gives the preceding communist _coup_ plus Soviet and Cuban ‘interests’ on Grenada a free pass in the legitimacy stakes!
Their (Thames’) coverage of Rhodesia - Zimbabwe from a few years prior is a real lop-sided hoot as well. At least they were consistent I suppose... ;)
Long live maurice bishop's image for grenada
✊🏾
It reminds me of the dude in Anger Management.."Granada Man'.."...lol
John Turturro lol
I remember it well.. 1/505 Combat Support Company 82nd Airborne
My father was also there. His name is Robert Cortez, he was either a PFC or SPC
Keith, I was there served in the 1/508 PIR
I was offshore on the Independence, aircraft carrier.
1/508 here!
Special security Alpha
Another example of European colonialism.
That bettered the lives of almost the entire population of the island?
European?😐...really...European
Where are the europeens in this case????? Europeens it didn't mean white people!!!! Otherwise there is no caraibeans people just african???? This is racist.......
@@diggledoggle4192 It didn''t The country is a mess now. Quit believing the propaganda.
@@lenblack1462 You’re probably talking to a white (Euro) American the most propagandized and decadent people on the planet (other American ethnic groups are too but to lesser degree due to being exploited themselves by the US). They really think that imperialism is good for the peoples that suffer under it. Long love Maurice Bishop!! Down with American & culture Euro Imperialism.
Russia this Russia that, Uncle Sam double standards
Says the Russian 😂
Not to mention that most of American Senior NCOs and Officers were Vietnam Vets...
I know someone a Vietnam Vet in 1970-1971 went to an officer school and later became 75th Ranger he was one of this first Ranger from 1st Battalion to parachuted into port salines.
Grenada people speak very well
It's crole
@@elsacalliste2421 no... no it's not
@@pumitriii6160 bro what u know what am talking about
they spoke like a bunch of brainwashed bird brained kunes....
I was part of this operation and I was 307th engineer 82nd Airborne. The Grenadian people were very happy we were there and to this day they celebrate the U.S. invasion every October 25th.
They sure were, don't listen to the morons on this thread saying it was s "total disaster". I was on the Independence providing recon and air support.
Being saved from Communism is indeed something to celebrate. I wish the US troops invaded my country in WW2 instead of the Soviet Red Army...
@@urhunn7778 yes it is, and we have idiots in the united states voting them into office.
@@gtc1961Better dead then red.
No Grenadian is happy about the American invasion on Grenada!
It's extremely despicable that Britain pressured the US into this war just to protect their banana supply. Bad. Just bad.
What? Based on what you've been saying, I thought you didn't care for facts.
If you were trying to say something..I don't know what it is. I doubt anyone does.
There's literally a recording of a phone call on CZcams of Ronald Reagan apologising to Margaret Thatcher for not telling her that America was going to invade Grenada (a commonwealth country). Did you seriously watch the news report and because it mentioned the resumption of banana exports to Britain your big brain thought that was the reason for the invasion.
It wasn’t over bananas it was rescuing US and Canadian students in a actively destabilizing country, that turned into a liberation by request of the other Caribbean islands which also sent 500 troops of various nations to help in policing
Democracy in the nutshell😂
My parents were here
I guess theybdidn't know it at this point, but I'm suprsied they didn't mention how the Americans may have won but it was very costly
19 officially recorded KIA is “very costly”?
@@makara80 well it was all helicopters in the operation damaged, 9 helicopters lost, all hercules transport aircraft involved damaged, mutiple special forces mission failures and 171 total casualties even though the US outnumbered the enemy 6 to 1. On an operation that was predicted to lead too very few casualties, zero helicopters downed and no aircraft damaged and successful special forces missions designed to inform their abilities, that is why it was very costly.
God bless America
DOWN with this silly blessing US shit !
DOWN with communist propaganda
AND WHERE THE EAGLE IS??????
so THAT'S where grenades come from...
yes, they are picked daily from grenade trees. the largest export after bananas.
And Grenadine too, squoze from the imperfect grenades not passing the quality inspection for the Army.
Like banana.
Nope, the Ford Grenada actually
“No, stop! I’m from Grenada!” -Soviet allied soldier after seeing a friendly grenade rolled towards him in the movie *Red Dawn*
Imagine if Jim Jones was in charge? One hundred and ten thousand would have been told to drink the Koolaid!
I reject that statement!
Grenadians would have made him drink first!
We watched the Sunday night news from the comfort of our barracks in lovely Ft. Sam Houston. Everybody wanted to go! 🤗🤪🇺🇸🇺🇸🎆✨
The whole operation is typical of the 1980s: hap hazard at best!
Except that it took only 5 days....and was a complete victory and every American citizen was rescued.
that teacher at 4:00 is like Grenadan Kamala Harris lol
Im in the medical school that graduates 1% of all amercian doctors in the USA, Its incredible to watch the history and see how now its once again a paradise, GOD BLESS AMERICA
weird comment dude lol
The woman at 10:15 praising the americans recieved what?
freedom and the opportunity to live without communism.
@@joseluis-2702 There was no communism, it was all a Reagan lie.
@@lenblack1462 not! You’re lying
@@romanlegion2621 No, I'm not.
@@lenblack1462 yes you are
Damn all this attacking poor and helpless countries is boring I want to see America man up for once and actually size up a country who is the same size
No one is willing to even try. No military can defeat the US in a conventional war, hence why Russia is getting helplessly b**** slapped and all they can do is watch it happen.
Your country wanna give it a shot?
Didn’t think so…
It’s happened before every heard of the US civil war? World War 2?
We did that 8 years later in the Persian Gulf
@@romanboxing3959 Oh dear. You think America and Iraq are of comparable size and capability? Americans are the most brainwashed and deluded people in the world. North Koreans know more about the world than Americans.
over fucking bananas dude??? TAKE THE OIL
Not yours to take.. sad one Nation always think they have the right to steal another nation's resources.
Sad
Why not invade Mexico, Brazil and other nations like a normal person,
and I am a grenadian
Mo B was making his country self sufficient and the imperialists didn't like it!
The commies didnt like it. Be specific.
More like he couldn’t because a communist master to the puppets, which is what always happens
take time to think a little, dear folks,
the Castroists in Grenada who had fired on US troops
were later allowed to go back to their beloved el-jefe Barbudos.
Go back in time to think just how Guevara was found & captured & dispatched in Bolivia.
Back to Grenada, el jefe Barbudos who was the "holy" inspirator of Bishop,
just after the perestrelka resulting in the dispatching of the latter & his disciples,
issued an official statement condemning com-rats Coard & Austin.
& after the Yankee invasion, el-jefe Barbudos simply declared that the
Grenadan revolution was over.(0:53 -1:02) & he said it before our estimable speaker.
No encouragement to the Grenadan com-rats in rising up against the Yankee villain occupiers.
& Austin was whisked away by the Yankees & later got off practically Scot-free.
Yeah, keep your friend Batista close & your (false)enemy el-jefe Barbudos closer.
So that you can use the closer one to stab in the back the close one.
Friends, you have to respect & share with.
(false)Enemies, they do every dirty work of yours for free,
because they owe their survival to you.
Keep your friends close & your (false-fake-bogus)enemies closer.
& It was repeated
in Iran,
in Iraq,
in Nicaragua,
& in Angola where el-jefe Barbudos' goons were sent to guard
the exclave Cabinda (North of Angola's North) oil fields for Standard Oil.
So on whose hell of a side was el-jefe Barbudos on.
(Just a clue : Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez)
In the last days, eventually in stoppage time" Jesus, Muhammed, Buddha, All the Prophets in The Holy Quran, Bible, Torah, Buddhist and All the Saints like Martin Luther king Jr, Macolm X, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Marley, Fela Kuti will be present to Judge the world at large. . No More Hiding Places for Any Human Spicies Anymore. .
Jesus is the only good one. The rest are demons.
The European people ARE NOT THERE,if they couldn't profit monetarily...-
The U.S. was asked to invade by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
@@samhirst2830 Yes.Through Brother Brittany, that held sway for centuries.They were busy dealing with the Faulklands.Besides,it's just like a Colonel told me years ago,"that was just a 'Show of Power.Flexing Muscle"-
Raleigh Simmons coached by Fred Tex Winter. I was in the ocean on the Aircraft carrier CV-62 USS INDEPENDENCE with Boomer Squdron VA-176 Thunderbolts NAS.Oceana Vergina.
This is what needs to be done in Venezuela
Agreeeeeed.
Well that wouldn't surprise me at all you fuckers did the same thing to: Korea, Iran, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Vietnam, Laos, Dominican Republic, Cambodia, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Serbia (Yugoslavia), Somalia, Iraq (two times), Afghanistan, Lybia, Syria, Yemen.
In each case you killed thousands of civilians and installed a puppet government (usually merciless dictators like Pinochet, Zia Al Haq, Noriega, Saddam (back than he was 'our kind of a guy' until he became independent), Suharto General Branco, Alberto Fujimori etc).
Why don't you pick someone your own size like China or Russia?
Oh I know why, because you're gonna get blown the fuck out of the existence by their nukes, so will rest of the world.
Bring some democracy (and take oil, gas, rare metals, diamonds, use their forests and land for your food companies, and use their people as fucking cheap labor).
You fucking piece of shit.
@np 1993 I understand your anger and due to the US being the Worlds Police officer is our own doing but when we do nothing we are also given shit.As for civilians dying that is a sad outcome to war in every conflict civilians suffer the most.I know Venezuela is in need of help but I want their people to solve it but sadly again I don’t see it happening cause this is just another time where history will repeat itself
moakley yeah just let the people starve no biggie
@@nathanspreitzer6738 LOL who do you think is preventing aid and caused the mess to begin with hint hint its THE USA. You yanks are not the UN and I notice you guys only care when the country has natural resources
First it was tea then it was bananas
Sometimes I wonder how many times REALLY usa has involved themselves in such things ? Not like I mind
Tooooo MANY times.
Plenty of times for various reasons, Cuba comes into mind back in the early 1900s for a long time the Marines pretty much lived on Cuba
Long live Britain and the Queen.. What sale out. Not long live Grenada.
Kelvin you are absolute zero
@@unclediggie6559 when you don't have an argument, they curse, so dumb.
Shows who was running things.
Grenada was liberated back into slavery.
The G-G’s expression of “Long Live Great Britain” was a sign of respect to Britain, trade with whom was the subject of that event. That sort of thing is standard. His expression of God Save the Queen is completely understandable, considering Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Grenada
OPERATION URGENT THRUSTING
3:59...Was that Rhianna?...bahaha
James Joseph she is from Barbados lmfao
another evil act
I am living in Socialist country, after croll Socialisam living 30 year in Capitalism, but realy Socialist country have better system of healting, medicine
Good I hope you stay there
Definetly, you enyoing in Usa
@@HELESPONTify heck yeah. I want it to get really crappy here so everyone will leave.
@@HELESPONTify what does "after croll" mean
Chaos
More Yankee imperialism
@Scott Murphy spoken like a human...you are such a Dullard...fuck off
Grenada has a holiday called Thanksgiving. It is a day meant to honor and celebrate the US invasion.
@@genewest8426 who says your human you pinko apologist. TFOH
Hi Gene
@@unclediggie6559 hey Diggie
boy this sure seems stupid to me now, because they doing the same dumb shix over here In dra USSA, go finker.
Sylvester francis
The Grenadians couldn't maintain a Boy Scout Troop, let alone any sort of military force.
But they've got a lot of Grenadier's, right?
This is a 20 miles long and 12 miles wide island with under 100,000 people at the time ,not a country.The so called Grenadian military was made up primarily of ill diciplined young men in possession of AK 47's.
Ah yes that's why they took out, all the seal teams on the island, took out 9 helicopters damaged every other and and damaged 17 Hercules aircraft and then the Americans with 7 times as many troops + an air force took 3 days to take 12 miles of land, the Americans were humiliated. The force was small and not well equipped but to go after their training, shows how ignorant you are.
@@laawaer7265 why are you lying, it was actually quite a well trained force, you don't take out 9 helicopters damage every single helicopter and all 17 Hercules aircraft, resist a force 7x times larger than yours with an air force on top for three days, take out all of their seal team units and not be decently trained.
@@Alex-cw3rz Go back to your Xbox in your mommas basement. Lol.
I thought it was Bananas too
let me say as a freedom loving Scott, God bless the USA
You're an idiot
Do you mean 'Scot' instead of 'Scott'?.
Good job USA
DOWN with USA !
@@worldbestpilot so that's the true agenda behind liberal policies eh? At least one of you is willing to admit it.
Best way to destroy America: promise everyone "free everything and open the borders. It's the right thing to do. It'll end well, I promise."
If we support what is done
we'll get our share of the just reward
Chs
Charles aniew rip oy
A discusting imperialistic adventure such a shame that this invasion happened
Communism is disgusting
1/2 million banana now normal going to Britain daily bcs British eat banana
possibly the most outrageous invasion in world history.
HAhahahahaha...yes, rescuing citizens and freeing people from a blood thirsty dictator is always outrageous. What a freaking moron you are.
Only to upset communists is it “outrageous”
War crime.
The commies executing Bishop? Yes, i agree it’s a war crime. Good thing america kicked the crap out of those commies.🤣🇺🇸👌🏻🪖
talk about journalists as stenographers for imperialism
USA!
God Bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✨🙏❤️
propaganda
My unit was deployed there.
A Co 2/508 (pir)
82nd Airborne Division
The medals awarded afterward was laughable. None of the Vietnam veterans who were there got a star on their cib. I've been back twice since 25 Oct 83. The country is doing well and is a great vacation spot. The golf course is actually nice and not expensive.
Them commies never knew what hit em
Just like the 10 American helicopters shot down hay.
@@degamispoudegamis don't call down destruction of the American people because of it foriegn policy
Is the idiots in government and their supporters are problem
@@Alex-cw3rzand the US still won 👌
@@romanboxing3959 well of course they sent an entire navy fleet and 7,500 troops against an island with no navy or airforce and 1,200 troops at most with outdated weapons.
@@Alex-cw3rz No they had the commie Soviets and Cubans there. And that force of 7500 is small compared to how large our military was back then. Suck up the defeat! 🤣
When America falls, don't ask why😌. Soon it all will end just look and see. "Brighter our of darkness"
Haha, your people were slaves.
When America falls so does your country 😂 enjoy living like a slave and not having a country able to come and rescue you from your master
The US invasion was so bad ass.
The U.S did a great job in there (like ever does)
Isaac De Paula the only place the U.S ever won good job
@@SpokenAwoken Hum, no Its not the only one
Isaac De Paula referring to the nuke?
There was no need to invade a country where the level of education was on a rise as well as economic growth when the world was struggling. America wanted to flex her muscles and was afraid of relationships we had with Cuba
@@SpokenAwoken Without that the WW2 maybe end in 1947 with more 3 million casualites for U.S and many more to Japan. The bombs killed less than the war that could happen without them. War is not a easy thing to deal with, and somethimes drastic meassures had to take place. The other important fact, is that Japan do not surrender, not even after the first bomb, so you can imagine the war in Pacific without them, yeah, the intent to show them muscles to USSR is a fact, but is not the only one
i hate to bring race into it, but i wish they used another race for target practice.
Web need Ronald Reagan for Ever
I was there