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ZOOM EVENT: MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT 7:00 pm ET
40th Anniversary of “Operation Urgent Fury,” the Invasion of Grenada, 1983 on VBC Happy Hour
Above is a painting of Marine Captain Jeb F. Seagle dragging Marine Captain Timothy D. Howard away from their burning AH-1 Cobra, shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire on Grenada in October 1983. Captain Howard lost his arm but survived and will join us on VBC Happy Hour to share his story for the 40th anniversary of “Operation Urgent Fury,”
the Invasion of Grenada.
Forty years ago, on October 25, 1983, U.S. forces, with a coalition of Caribbean nations, invaded the island nation at the southern tip of the Lesser Antilles, about 500 miles from the Venezuelan coast. It was a key moment in a volatile year that saw the Cold War heat up more than it had since Vietnam...Read More>>>
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