Members of the 82nd Airborne Division write letters while taking a break on a ridge during the Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury October 28, 1983 in Point Salines Airfield, Grenada. The invasion began on October 25, 1983 and was the first major military action by the United States since the end of the Vietnam War.

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division write letters while taking a break on a ridge during the Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury October 28, 1983 in Point Salines Airfield, Grenada. The invasion began on October 25, 1983 and was the first major military action by the United States since the end of the Vietnam War.

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Size: 5150px × 3457px
Location: Point Salines Airfield, Grenada
Photo credit: © DOD Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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