Overwhelming Firepower - Grenada '83

Russ Ballard - Voices
In 1983, after two Communist revolutions on the island of Grenada and military build up by the Cuban and Soviet armed forces, a coalition of Caribbean states and the US armed forces invaded under the code name Operation Urgent Fury, in order to both reinstall a democracy on the island and secure the hundreds of American citizens trapped there. The invasion took less than a week, after which the US armed forces left and the Caribbean Coalition facilitated a peaceful transfer of power and oversaw a democratic election.
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[@prointernetuser]

the 80s military aesthetics are pretty much how myself as a kid would imagine soldiers would look like

[@HedonisticLarping]

I feel that. Then I went army infantry and got mismatched camo making me look like some mall ninja tacticool wannabe lmao.

[@arttheclown9458]

I’ll tell you. The 1980’s and 90’s Army was a completely different beast. It was the rise of masculinity and no political correctness. It was cleaner, sharper, focused, and structured. For some reason after 9/11, it changed drastically… the military started worrying about quantity instead of quality at that point. The Army was looking for anybody to send to Iraq and Afghanistan, standards started becoming more relaxed, anybody could get in, I guess that’s the price in fighting a two-front war in Iraq and Afghanistan with a completely volunteer-only military to recruit numbers. But fast forward to the present day and the U.S military is nowhere similar to what it was back in the day as you see in this video. It may have even cost our military going forward with so many compromises, catering, and political affiliation now… sad times indeed.

[@andrewhackney6286]

​@@arttheclown9458 Thanks for your peace time service bud.

[@arttheclown9458]

@@andrewhackney6286 boot.

[@andrewhackney6286]

@@arttheclown9458 Yeah nah. The difference between the military you're criticizing and the military you served in is that we have actual combat experience. @me when you've humped a 240 and 1200 rounds of ammo up and down mountain day in and day out for a year. Or when you went house to house to house until the sun came up in Sadr city, day after day, month after month. Say what you want about the politics of modern times, but as woke as you think the military is, were far more lethal that your generation could have dreamed to be.

[@BlahDBlahDBlah]

I particularly like the BRDM armored car with "USMC" daubed on the side.

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

Quite possibly the best display of tactical procurement ever witnessed at the time.

[@oldesalt10310]

Where's Gunny Highway in all of this?

[@zigapp8186]

Engravings don`t give you tactical advantage. Whatsoever.

[@josephwhite6047]

@@zigapp8186 it's to prevent friendly fire stoopid

[@adelweiss7265]

@@josephwhite6047 He was making a metal gear reference.

[@historywithhilbert146]

And he's back 🔥

[@pureluck6485]

Love your content and Majorsamm's History With Hilbert you guys keep doing what your doing

[@lakemontysee7296]

we love you dude

[@monkey35462]

much love

[@ladamyunto]

He kijk het is Hilbert 😃

[@MajorSamm]

And it's only taken me two weeks to check the comments, whoops.

[@TheMatissV]

Interesting to see the evolution of the US military post-Vietnam war and pre-Gulf war. Most soldiers had the newer style helmets, but some had the Vietnam era vintage. T-shirts + loose flack jackets blasting away with artillery was classic Vietnam, along with the green camo. Most of the rest of the gear would not be out of place in Kuwait in '91.

[@mcrorie2021963]

Brilliant.

[@personwhoplaysgamesforfun7985]

Best aesthetic in mu opinion so beautiful

[@bionx9098]

@@samsara_miko Reject modernity, embrace tradition

[@user-xp4ef3hc4s]

@@samsara_miko ㄹㅇ 우리나라 헬멧은 왜 그따구일까 진짜 볼때마다 디자인 누가했을까 싶음

[@dirtysniper3434]

Now a days your face is either baby face or hitler mustaches. Anything else and thats an article 15. You must wear your entire kit. Hair is to be exact and dress right dress. Hell the mp's can give you a ticket for playing music in your car to loud. This is why last time they came to our barracks to be assholes we took their shoes and tossed them in a tree.

[@thatgreycat98]

Yet another song that'll be stuck in my head for two weeks. Not that Im complaining though. Nothing but the best from you!

[@fhlostonparaphrase]

Perhaps I'm a tad bit too young, but I had never heard about Russ Ballard, but I'm listening now :-P MajorSamm has great taste in music!

[@theZinator]

My top played songs on Spotify are mainly songs I learned from MajorSamm videos

[@brokenpotato438]

@@theZinator i have a playlist consisting of almost entirely music i heard in sams videos, and its my most played playlist. I dont care for his edits anymore actually, I just like discovering new music through him

[@kevinyang5926]

Heard it from Miami Vice, and now this

[@dongately2817]

This was in the Miami Vice episode where they kill Calderone.

[@bigMzurythefantatic]

When I was younger I had this babysitter named Judy, she was a kid in Grenada when they got invaded. I had watched Heartbreak Ridge one day and was talking to her about it, and she told me she woke up one morning and she said she just felt the ground shaking from all the helicopter propellers. I hope she’s okay

[@aryanpashtun416]

I like how the dude doing the cheer at 2:16 isn't wearing any line or harness to keep him from falling out the plane chute.

[@quinnwhite2648]

Well if he fell out, he would have the rest of his life to figure it out.

[@BlahDBlahDBlah]

That's the price of FREEDOM!

[@zambonibob2026]

Real badass

[@InvictusProductionsX]

He's wearing a parachute anyways

[@iforgotwhyimhere2354]

He's got a free fall rig on.

[@Ohnoitsthatguy-620]

The feud that started between the Rangers and the 82nd because of those friendly fire incidents in Grenada was alive and well as late as 2006 when I went through basic. Our senior drill sergeant was a career 82nd man and refused to call cadences mentioning the Rangers and would intentionally change the words to others to downplay the ranger references.

[@buak809]

What exactly happened? And why? Did those responsible face the consequences?

[@Ohnoitsthatguy-620]

@@buak809 In a nutshell units got dropped in the wrong place/poor communication and the feud comes from neither unit willing to admit that they made mistakes. Ultimately the mission was enough of a success that no one cared that mistakes were made and everyone moved on. it's kind of shocking how little afterthought the militarily gave to these smaller operations between Vietnam and OIF/OEF (I'm including the Gulf War in those smaller operations btw) Mark Bowden even remarks in the epilouge of Black Hawk Down how amazed he was that no real scrutiny of the battle of Mogadishu had taken place until after he wrote his book.

[@Irish_Pirate]

Well, your drill sergeant was a drama queen. There was a very, very short few shots fired at the 82nd when they first showed up, but then the Rangers linked up and coordinated. We were with the Rangers for a few hours, then they went off and did their own thing. There were no more friendly fire incidents. Now, there was a crap ton of friendly fire incidents between elements of the 82nd, but no one was wounded or killed.

[@Irish_Pirate]

@@buak809 Because nothing ever happened. The dude's Drill SGT was a drama queen. I was with the lead element of the 82nd, and except for a very brief few shots fired in our direction, the Rangers realized we were not enemy, and then linked up with us.

[@buak809]

@@Irish_Pirate oh shit, the beauty of the internet where after so many years people can meet who were in the same operation but within different unit, it shows new perspective of certain events!

[@ryanfoley8035]

My dad's classmate died there after the helicopter was met with heavy gunfire and crashed... Grenier, Spec. 4 Philip S., Worcester, Mass Rest in peace.

[@alexl6543]

70th like.

[@jamesvazquez2491]

There is a picture I've seen floating around the net of a dead US airman laying near the waterline face up and in the water was a crashed CH-46. I wonder if that was him?

[@pezazul_4549]

+

[@ryanfoley8035]

@@jamesvazquez2491 I don’t think it’s him

[@The_WatchList]

May he be in Heaven

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Grenada was a changing point for the US military. Lots of newer gear and equipment was coming into service, but there were still much of the older gear and equipment left over and used in Operation Urgent Fury. Wasn't until 85 that the US had fully switched over to the new gear, that would later go on to be used during Desert Shield and then Desert Storm.

[@williamsherman1942]

There was still a lot of old stuff used in desert storm as far as i know, you are right though. Grenada was a changing point, a lot of communication problems were solved and inter-service rivalry was broken apart for a few years until it started happening again.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@williamsherman1942 I know a lot of Marines in Desert Storm had a lot of older gear. Still a lot of the M60 tanks being used along with Abrams. National Guard had a bunch of older stuff too.

[@williamsherman1942]

@@My-Name-Isnt-Important Yup, there’s still old stuff we use today. If it works it ain’t broke.

[@ireviewshtuff]

The main change, and the biggest one that persists to this day, was the creation of JSOC. Prior to Grenada, all branches of the US military had individual combat commands, so if the Marines needed help from the Army during a joint operation, they had to call the head of the Marines and THAT guy had to call the head of the Army. Grenada, done on short notice with rapidly evolving battlefield conditions, demonstrated how this approach was DISASTROUS for any modern operation.

[@partyrobbins4690]

Same thing is happening now

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

The way the music syncs up with certain scenes just makes it so good, like the scene with the Huey lifting off at 4:03 and the A-7s being catapulted at 2:40……phenomenally perfect. I don’t know how he does it.

[@oldesalt10310]

Pulls those beats all the time

[@MajorSamm]

Carefully and with a lot of time, thank you my man

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

@@MajorSamm just keep doing right, brother

[@MrBranFlake]

Very chad name good sir

[@AUTOxMATIK]

You should watch the original miami vice version

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

Note the Jamaicans with their L1A1 rifles and Brit-style black berets around 4:00. An overlooked part of the invasion

[@bigguy1164]

My Dad was in the Canadian Army doing cooperative training exercises with the Americans in Yakima. He recalled to me about the time when him and the rest of his unit woke up one morning and found the base was deserted. The American liaison assigned to the unit informed them that everyone else got deployed to Grenada that morning. My Dad was furious because he wanted to go too.

[@archstanton4365]

You mean Yakima Washington? Is that where Ft. Lewis is?

[@williamsherman1942]

We had a job to do brother, sorry to say but the Canadian government has never known how to finish a job.

[@fds7476]

@@williamsherman1942 Canada finished the US armed forces. _Twice._

[@williamsherman1942]

@@fds7476 Bs, 1812 was a draw where we burned York first and then destroyed the redcoats under Jackson

[@fds7476]

@@williamsherman1942 Seethe.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Knew a chopper pilot who was in Grenada and was in a senior warrant officer command in the early years of OIF, dude was a beast! What a time it was...

[@existentiallydead5998]

lol that was probably my dad

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

@@existentiallydead5998 Possibly :)

[@JR-gp2zk]

I just got back from Grenada. It is a crazy beautiful island with super nice people. The weird story i heard was the US medical school had a 2nd location and Army Rangers were sent to secure those 30 students. A lone university security guard armed with a revolver actually wounded a US ranger and held back the rescue team thinking they were Cubans. It was eventually sorted out, but kind of badass for a school security guard to fight that hard for his students.

[@pointlessrandom7619]

I am no military nerd, but damn do majorsamm's videos make me want to become one so I can read about all the crazy stories that no one ever hears about.

[@rc59191]

Head over to your local library they always got all the cool stuff.

[@MajorSamm]

The wild stories are half the fun of hunting down footage for these videos.

[@Mondy667]

@@MajorSamm If you take suggestions can you do a recent conflict in the Philippines called the Seige of Marawi back in 2017, there's tons of footage in r/Combatfootage subreddit, I would like to see your take.

[@qf4phlyer]

My son just sent this to me. I was 2nd ANGLICO. We were with the 22nd MEU, on the way to relieve the 24th. We were told of the bombing of the BLT on 23 Oct. We fast roped into Pearl's on the 25th. This brought back a lot of memories.

[@kameradkrieg8480]

Thanks for Your Service

[@williamsherman1942]

Thank you for your service Matt

[@bluelaser3415]

Did you happen to know a man by the name of Mark Young? Part of the 75th?

[@LDM662]

I was with 2/8 Semper fi

[@bigpapi6688]

Thank you for your service🇺🇸

[@doughesson]

I remember the Hell of being off Grenada that week. The evaporators weren't working due to the warm sea water so we were on water hours the whole time. The galley served boiled hot dogs 4 times that week If that wasn't enough, the VCR broke down so nightly movies were cancelled.

[@Azka08086]

0:04 gigachad

[@follower1812]

😂

[@jesusestrada5543]

I was in a military surplus store and they played this song. I immediately got flashbacks to this video for a minute.

[@maroxpt6667]

2:06 this is probably one of the two Navy Seals team, that were dropped in to the sea at the beginning of the op. Unfortunately one team of 4 NS drowned, because of rough sea. It might be possibly the team of four on the footage.

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

Lmao navy seal that drown. That's America for you. Can't do shit right

[@joeswansonthesimphunter2612]

@@DennisMartinezCalifornia still won the war with a 1.785% casualty rate

[@andrescuervo6187]

@@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 If you can call a war the invasion of that little island whit the size of a city....

[@joeswansonthesimphunter2612]

@@andrescuervo6187 well I guess it would be a war, albeit a small one

[@chibani-]

@@DennisMartinezCalifornia you seriously think you have better survival chance at sea than Navy Seals?

[@ryancortez4967]

Very interesting to see a BRDM with USMC paint on the side that’s pretty cool

[@monkey0427]

Imagine going to a Caribbean island for a fun vacation and then multiple simultaneous communist uprisings take place, wild shit dude

[@420JackG]

That's what your problem is with all this?

[@ColonizedEthan]

time to pick a side

[@pokenaut7803]

@@420JackG Well, one of the reasons for invading was the multiple US citizens trapped on the island. Also f*cking COMMIES, REEEEE!!!

[@thegriffinman1771]

And then some dude from Florida with an M16 needs your tourist map because he doesn’t know where he’s going

[@chrisreynolds6143]

@@thegriffinman1771 Spc. Floridaman

[@Crackshotsteph]

Past 3:00 you can see other Military Troops from Barbados, Jamaica and other Caribbean Nations from the Eastern Caribbean getting into the fight.

[@pokenaut7803]

Based Coalition wars.

[@fed6096]

Grenada was the ultimate mix of Vietnam era and modern military equiments, that's why it's so damn cool.

[@asherif3893]

Greneda was a small island invaded by the most powerful country on earth meanwhile in Lebanon Hezbollah kills 200 + marines in the Beirut baracks attack Americans run home. This is akin amount to me beating a child and being proud of it.

[@fed6096]

@Colin Mor It is, haven't made it myself tho

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

All 14.0 hours of conflict.

[@isAfuchs]

Yeah, War is cool! MURICA!!!!

[@ctc4392]

@@isAfuchs no, war is hell :/

[@spanningbread]

America literally said "Nice opinion. One small issue; I am inside your home."

[@kylezdancewicz7346]

The opinion of revolutionaries who overthrew a democratically elected leader.

[@spamspum928]

@@kylezdancewicz7346I do think that the government who overthrew Maurice Bishop was wrong but even when Bishop was in power the US did everything to make life difficult for him, boycotting and the like They just used him being overthrown as a excuse for regime change. They had no right to decide what’s best for grenadians

[@DERKONIG12345]

I loved the russian apc with U.S.M.C. marking...:)

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

The Grenadan Camo is definitely one of the sexiest Camos fielded by an Army

[@dennylonk825]

Na, gotta give it to the Rhodesians

[@kenyajoanna4117]

@@dennylonk825 Hot take: The Rhodie camo isn't that special

[@dennylonk825]

@@kenyajoanna4117 hot take: camo isn't special.

[@arttheclown9458]

@@dennylonk825 Olive Drab is where its at.

[@angelinobernal6899]

@@arttheclown9458 yes I love that, it’s simple and aesthetic

[@XP13131313]

At 02:18 the dispatcher is so happy about the succesful deployment. Makes me also happy!

[@themanwithnodrip3486]

Interesting seeing OD green, M1 helmets, and full wood M14s being used side by side with full PASGT gear and blackhawks

[@SubtlyAggressive]

I would never have heard of this song if it wasn't for the US Invasion of Grenada

[@hugh2hoob668]

I've actually heard this a lot that just me?

[@suspicioususer]

Miami Vice for me

[@ctc4392]

Whats the name of the song

[@SubtlyAggressive]

@@ctc4392 Description

[@ctc4392]

@@SubtlyAggressive i found it its called voices

[@Kardia_of_Rhodes]

"The people of Grenada speaks English!" US Military: "Perfect, this will make your capitulation much easier."

[@Matt-yy1jv]

Pretty cool that you also showed footage of the CPF running around.

[@Clader213]

A wonderful gift on my birthday. Thanks MajorSamm!

[@proto6086]

No shit, is it you birthday too???

[@javiermendoza9607]

¡Happy birthday Clade! Have a nice day Keep it good comrade Also you Arbe

[@proto6086]

@@javiermendoza9607 thanks budd

[@proto6086]

Happy bday Clade, it's nice to find another 1st Decemberer

[@DrazCo88]

Happy birthday to you

[@ikragyi8878]

I am not the first,neither the last.

[@freshfrozen3035]

Chad

[@easternrebel1061]

4:18 never thought I'd see a BRDM with USMC painted on it's side lol.

[@filippo2806]

Happy to see you are back!

[@sumvs5992]

Until I saw the guy with the M14, this looked like pretty modern combat. After I saw him it just looked like Vietnam, but filmed with digital cameras.

[@muhammadfathullah2963]

Nothing better than a MajorSamm video after being locked out of the house for 2 hours

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

I feel relieved for you

[@thatcampingmann9543]

/he never got back in/

[@Virutosah]

2:16 Possibly my favourite scene in this video: the jumpmaster just going like "YEAH" after all those divers & the RIB deploy

[@williamsherman1942]

Paratroopers are badass

[@mixmaster2909]

@@williamsherman1942 those arent paratroopers those are SEALs, all 4 of them later drowned

[@williamsherman1942]

@@mixmaster2909 Doubt they were the same 4 seals who drowned.

[@John.McMillan]

The entirety of Grenada was such a shitshow. Poor basterds that got sent into that just had no idea. Another great video as usual, Majorsamm. O7

[@Joe-zo6mw]

joint operations that weren’t joint-operations until after the passing of the Goldwater-Nichols act

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

@@Joe-zo6mw my brain hurts now after reading that 3 times

[@notrius7754]

I mean, they have volunteered for that kind of shit didnt they?

[@chaosXP3RT]

19 Americans die and 24 civilians killed: "OMG THIS IS A HUGE FAILURE! THE US MILITARY HAS NO IDEA WHAT ITS DOING!!!!!" 200 Russians die and 500 civilians are killed in Georgia: "This was a stunning success comrade! We are the best army in the world!"

[@Fulcrox]

@Joe thats because they are cucks willing to die because basic healthcare is unexistant but also willing to fund the Israeli missile program with Billions of their taxes lmao

[@altafufidellagherarbastian6783]

Finalmente un canale di storia militare come si deve. Grande MajorSamm!!! Da un amico italiano🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@JL-ei7hy]

Major Samm, a true film maker genius, love it everytime, continue delivering masterpieces , would appreciate it

[@MajorSamm]

I'll try my best, thank you for watching.

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

You have problems with logos, linguistics and understanding semantics of word "masterpiece". Educate yourself.

[@beratedbandit5196]

@@TrueNeutralEvGenius ooh somebody mad

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

@@beratedbandit5196 You?

[@beratedbandit5196]

@@TrueNeutralEvGenius kinda seemin like you

[@someguywithbagels5907]

Remember that all the *democratic* nations around Grenada willingly helped the US take care of the issue.

[@mrobocop1666]

There is no democracy anywhere. So called democratic countries as well are ruled by unelected oligarchic elites who controls presidents, politicians, parliaments - their talking heads, and make population believe they live in democracy through mass media

[@Devil_Dog_98]

Not only that, but also the fact that a communist dictator deposed a democratically elected socialist from power. So it’s really not your average “east vs west” type of issue… Oh yeah, that and kidnapping American citizens! Good riddance! Edit: typo.

[@chickenmaster66]

Cause they didn’t have an army and sent like 5000 police officers… bro they’re a bunch of island nations with tourism as their MAIN source of income. How tf are you supposed to have a standing army??? Must be American with all that patriotism in the brain instead of logic

[@rowmagnvs]

Very good

[@billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105]

Doesn't mean the war wasn't BS and fought over nothing.

[@rhodium1096]

It was a short war!...only Cubans militia fought and caused 19 US soldiers killed in the airport battle....Granada army fled without fire a single shot.

[@bionx9098]

It was so short it's not even called a war they just call it an invasion.

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Nothing more badass than an m16 with an m203 on it.

[@josephsolomon5873]

I served with a "Grenada Ranger" in the 90's that man was the shit and I'd follow him anywhere as long as I can keep up!

[@deathsquadron3311]

love how the 1st act of the song which has small beats is signifying the preparation of the operation like the calm before the storm, then when it gets fast and upbeat it is act 2 signifying the start of the operation and the combat that comes with it, with the 3rd act which is ending the song sees the end of OP urgent fury

[@Normalguy1690]

Ahh DPM Camo or ERDL I believe Americans called it. Truly aesthetic.

[@Sam-nx9ec]

They're wearing Woodland Pattern/'M81'

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

@@Sam-nx9ec the Marines were still wearing the ERDL pattern back in those days. I’ve got a set of my uncle’s in my closet (they don’t fit me lol)

[@gimburg1]

@@Sam-nx9ec it was truly a hodge podge. Marines in ERDL. 82nd airborne in m81 woodland bdus. Rangers wearing OD green with m81 woodland steel helmets. Great aesthetic lol

[@jamesbussey2911]

@@gimburg1 ...also the last operational outing for the classic M1 GI Joe helmet, at least amongst frontline troops. 👍

[@FN_FAL_4_ever]

@@gimburg1 I’m willing to bet there was also some Mitchell pattern (wine leaf) helmet covers on those Marine M1 helmets

[@CrnaD]

The cut at 0:44 to the battle ships cruising through the water is so well timed. The full might of the US Navy is floating towards your doorstep. Any last one of us would be shitting bricks if they were coming to fuck up our country

[@ViPro2023]

Not one cell phone in sight. Just a bunch of people living in the moment.

[@cadennorris960]

It was 1983 no one had smart phones because they didn’t exist…

[@aldgate]

He said cell phone and cell phones did exist back then.

[@jesselivermore2291]

america was playing hardball in the 80s, god bless REAGAN, and USA.

[@bluelaser3415]

My dad’s probably in here somewhere. Jumped out with the 75th on Port Salines. Master Sgt Mark Young.

[@GhostRanger5060]

I had just completed boot camp and was getting ready to transition to Infantry AIT when Operation Urgent Fury took place. You can bet I wanted to go to Airborne and Ranger schools after that. The US made a lot of mistakes in Grenada but it was like a training exercise to try out all the new warfighting strategies that were developed in the 70s like Ranger Battalions, Delta Force, Joint Operations, etc., etc. to fight smaller and more manageable wars. I finally got to Ranger School in 1990 where one of the legends of Urgent Fury, SGM Donnie Shocklee. was one of our instructors. Sadly, he was killed doing a MFF jump at night over Dugway Proving ground when we conducted our airborne drop at Desert Phase. I always think of him when I see these old Grenada videos. Many of the legends of Mogadishu like John "Mace" Macejunas were also involved in Urgent Fury. #RLTW

[@vanoliale]

ah yes I'm sure the civilians bombed liked to take part in that training. War is disgusting and those who like it either didn't experience it or are weirdos

[@GhostRanger5060]

@@vanoliale Your virtue-signaling self-righteousness is sad. No one likes war. But training for it is a necessary reality. Go back to sleep.

[@user-xr9tw6xh7o]

@dayRman commie YT channel

[@charlesstorey4723]

I never wanted to be a Ranger. When I met my commander capt.chris Zimmerman of 75th Ranger reg. I knew I had made a terrible mistake. He had me in way over my head. I never knew where we were or what we were doing until the pep talk.

[@markyzarky]

@@GhostRanger5060 you're right, training for war is necessary. however, training for it on active targets is not. let's be honest, the only reason Grenada was invaded was because Reagan wanted to stick it somewhere in a small island he knew we'd steamroll

[@jackwalker9492]

My first one. I turned 18 in jump school, 19 in Urgent fury. They built a monument for our KIAs. We got all the students out with zero even hurt. Always combat afterwards. Retired Infantry in 2008

[@ShodaiGojira-xn3xk]

M1 Helmets, mixed with PASGT's, Woodland camos that was still in use by the Gulf War, some Jeeps and Humvees, M14's, M16's, the image of the U.S Military before all the wars in the East was still Woodland, i love the post Vietnam and pre Gulf vibe..

[@OccidentalExpression]

With each video you make, I learn a new part of history and have fun doing it. Thank You MajorSamm!

[@MajorSamm]

You're welcome my man, thank you for watching.

[@ctc4392]

This song was released in 1984 But it fits perfectly

[@Joshua_N-A]

Period correct

[@plokijuh5830]

I really appreciate your work, your videos give me goosebumps every time. Your content is really unique and resonates deeply with me, creating mixed emotions. I hope you never stop

[@peng9179]

Exactly this.

[@solomon5ty]

@@peng9179 i think it comes from being fans of history, but i feel it too, this contents hits different

[@KASHKUR_7.62]

These guys are the ultimate Manly Mcbeefington... Like Mad Mike Hoare said once: "Men Amongst Men, The Real McCoy"

[@ReviveHF]

Nice to see WW2 helmets was still in use in great numbers by US military throughout the 1980s. The M1 Helmet's last usage in battle for the US military was the 1991 Gulf War, where the Air Force Security Personel and Army National Guard were the main users, then they slowly switched to the kevlar after the war has ended. While Malaysia and Taiwan(ROC) still use it as recruit training helmets even to this day.

[@sfunkmaster1244]

🤓

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

There were no M1s in issued US service in 1991, most ground forces had gotten the PASGT system by 1985, and by 1989 in Panama most secondary security forces were getting them, by 1991 all reservist and guard units had the same standardize PASGT system to the rest of the entire military

[@mixmaster2909]

​@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606the last units to get the PASGT were National Guard units in Alaska so im fairly certain no M1s made it to Desert Storm atleast on the US side

[@lolopard99]

2:18 my fav part, u can see the happiness in that guy

[@williamsherman1942]

He seems one of those strict but secretary fan of toy-soldiers kinda leader, he really does lol.

[@daehkcidemos]

2:20 love how the fact the lyrics match with the video

[@SteadyDecline-zc8mp]

US soldiers looked so damn cool in the 80s and 90s

[@williamsherman1942]

They are getting the pinks and greens now, they’ll look fantastic nowaswell

[@shovellord1117]

I was just thinking about building a grenada kit, hell yeah!

[@pingu255]

nice touch that at 2:19 you've synced it up so that it says "don't look back look straight ahead" just as the paratroopers are about to jump

[@camposbeats4402]

Ship on 0:53 is just like the one where I work! We still use them in Spanish Navy, quality ship. Hard and narrow place to be in. You cant even sit on your bed and you share bedroom whit 29 more sailors.

[@thebeltingbalaclava4798]

Grenada's main source of revenue today is from tourism. Essentially, we are keeping them going by temporarily invading them, except instead of coming with helicopters and warships, we are coming on commercial jets and cruise ships lol

[@roland2690]

@Hello There Not really, without tourism I doubt they would have any industry

[@CrimeEnjoyer]

@@roland2690 Not after being ravaged by imperialism, no.

[@mikeyorkav4039]

Freedom and Democracy(tm)

[@JohnSmith-sl2qc]

@@CrimeEnjoyer Tbh as much as I like flaming facists and imperial apologists, without colonisation Grenada would be basically even less relevant than it is now. Under British rule the Grenadians were quite happy, it was merely a courrupt politician that led them to "independence" to remove any opposition to his dictatorial practices. Look it up bro

[@roland2690]

@@CrimeEnjoyer And how would lack of imperialism do for them? Make them another Cuba?

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

And now back to yet another significant event in our history that for some reason nobody ever talks about. My guess is the semester always ends before it can be covered. If I were in charge, I'd have a course for U.S. history since WWI.

[@mikeyorkav4039]

We dont have actual history lessons in school because actual histoty will paint the usa as the bad guy...so we get a hald assed summery of ww2 where the usa defeated all and we made a slight whoopsie in vietnam and the koreN war is called the forgotten war for a reason...we dont wanna talk about killing 25% of a population, indiscriminately carpet boming civilian centers, and poisoning crops with anthrax...cutting a border in half and installing a dictator....nah, we will just forget that war all together

[@tristanholland6445]

You cannot expect an educational system whose goal is to teach you conformity to teach you anything you actually want to learn about. Better to educate yourself.

[@Fuck343]

@@mikeyorkav4039 Who taught you this? Are you being serious? Our system may be antiquated, but History class in the United States is very thorough. Most history taught in the US isn't even US history, it's World History, separated by before and after the 1800's. Indiscriminately carpet-bombing civilian centers, and poisoning crops with anthrax, cutting a border in half and installing a dictator are basic historical topics covered in Highschool in ONE out of FOUR academic years. All of those things are taught in the context they occurred in, usually accompanied by a discussion on their importance and the precedence they set. The only class that is lacking, likely on purpose, is the course US Civics. The fact is, most kids don't understand the value of what they're learning until they are older, so even if they were taught it once, they usually cant recall it without independent research. One of the main exports of the United States is higher education. Students come from all over the world, paying top dollar, to attend AMERICAN schools. For a reason./endrant

[@nicholasthuya7683]

@@Fuck343 do they teach you about racial segregation in the US army Or how Yank troops beat up Commonwealth troops that weren’t white in pubs ?

[@Fuck343]

@@nicholasthuya7683 Yes. Footnotes in the history chapters usually. Except segregation, that has a whole slew of context to cover, in the greater scheme of rebuilding the southern states and a lack of federal centralization/oversight (at the time). For the record, the US troops that pulled that sh1t were held accountable.

[@joeypooka]

3:29 this dude with the balaclava and carbine is everything I wish to be

[@W.Stryker]

And the Grenadians folded like a piece of paper at the site of a superior army and firepower

[@ayyblyat9450]

My dad was in Ranger Regiment during this operation and jumped into Grenada. He very well could have been in this video somewhere. Pretty neat Edit: I sent this to my dad. Most of these shots are of the 82nd Airborne. You can tell because they have kevlars. Rangers had m1 steel pots. Also 4:26 Rangers, were only equipped with 60mm mortars, not heavy artillery pieces.

[@SteelWalrus]

My dad was 82nd here. I had the same sort of realization that any one of these dudes may have known him.

[@Joshua_N-A]

Only 60mm mortars? Hope they did use the most out of them. Were there some setbacks with the procurement at that time?

[@MrDeadlysirius]

60s are pretty standard in ranger units. theyre light, jumpable, can be shot in a handheld configuration and you can carry lots of ammo gor them fairly easy. work well on raids which are rangers bread and butter. source: am mortarman

[@swisscheeseneutral6820]

When America invaded a country technically still recognizing Queen Elizabeth

[@jamesvazquez2491]

And they were not happy about it either lol. Reagan gave thatcher no warning at all

[@pokenaut7803]

@@jamesvazquez2491 The US be like: They’re commies, they aren’t people.

[@amirawadalla5866]

petition for a MajorSamm and Mark Felton colab

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

It starts out with a brave story being told and transitions to the music.

[@LordVader1094]

Ew, Mark Felton

[@arrogleinadtra]

​@@LordVader1094 stay mad 😂

[@ShortArmOfGod]

Ask mark for an update on those nuclear bomb dropping Lancasters sometime.

[@highcaliberexclusive9890]

Medal of honor 2 Grenada : electric boogaloo

[@aidanpysher2764]

While I love the Multicams I wear everyday, something about woodland and PASGT looks aesthetically superior.

[@Moredread25]

I love this song. It was featured on Miami Vice, which I think exemplifies the era as much like the intervention in Grenada does.

[@rijnvanessen7359]

Mark felton productions made an episode of this good to see a common interest. Although both have different genres.

[@thekommandokookbook8577]

One of my coworkers made the jump onto the airport. His description of things wasn't nearly this cool.

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

it helps to play music

[@cameronash5492]

Ngl this invasion looks like a free vacation.

[@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023]

I dont know why but I find the artillery firing at 4:26-4:32 oddly satisfying.

[@maniyasha134]

Your choice of music is always perfect

[@HortonSalm]

"Marine! What the fuck is that?!" "It's our new Armored Car Gunny! The previous owners don't need it anymore" "OUT-FUCKING-STANDING MARINE"

[@kumurukecc1604]

The cut after the intro is just comedic gold.

[@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692]

How did they put it, in one of the great movies of my childhood? "5 minutes of firefight, 3 weeks of surfing!"

[@Irish_Pirate]

19 killed, 159 wounded, nine helicopters shot down in three days. No surfing.

[@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692]

@@Irish_Pirate My bad he actually says 5 weeks of surfing. Too bad poor ole Telford wasn't with them.

[@keenumman1]

Last time I was this early I wasn't being investigated by the FBI.

[@phuquoc3012]

Maybe not FBI,but can be C.I.A

[@strat458796]

That shot at 2:59 with the chinooks and the music is so freaking cool

[@pureawosme]

Welcome back, were happy to have you back. Hopefully everything is getting better in your life!

[@nickthill3804]

Another great production. Thanks for sharing.

[@mcarfish]

Glad you back i hope everything is okay now

[@victormoisesgalvan1596]

Hey I read this before this was sort of disastrous militarily for the US but that was only because of limited to no Intel and had to use tourist maps, 19 troops were killed: 4 seals from a parachute incident, I don't remember how many from friendly fire and the rest from combat. But at the sametime Cuba got a taste of its own bay of pigs invasion medicine. Surprisingly it was also the fight that was supposed to stop the Vietnam Syndrome which it sort of did during this era.

[@williamsherman1942]

It wasn’t a disaster, i would rather call it a situation which could’ve been avoided and therefor saved multipe lifes.

[@cinnamonstar808]

US MILITARY HAS A 70%- 90% FAILURE RATE. Go look at all their wars. may 2 and that is being kind, their military force won. IN THE MOVIES: they win ever single operationsincluding Aliens from other planets. long term war and long term dynasties = requires real intelligence and some people just suck at it. Even germs they lost. Grenada and others beat covid. USA 1 million death + counting.

[@aidanpysher2764]

I've been watching enough cold war videos to influence me to get an A2 clone. 80s US Military style is peak aesthetic.

[@outdooradventureHungary]

what a heroric act from the USA 😄😄

[@proto6086]

Tell me this is ironic please

[@outdooradventureHungary]

@@proto6086 yes it is

[@lukedaduke3533]

so true!

[@proto6086]

@@outdooradventureHungary thank you

[@kalamarmaximis149]

Why can the USA mind its own business?

[@plexisgaming]

gotta love this video, they show my ship USS Guam LPH 9 and even the flight deck. What the history books have forgotten is that terrorists were captured in that operation.

[@fdfac]

Boy oh boy did that end well.

[@BigBalls69.]

When the world needs him the most, he came back.

[@texas-raider]

Awesome video, but somewhere in the middle we oughta briefly see Crockett & Tubbs in a Stinger 390X running into a setting sun, pitching over the wave tops, heading to the Bahamas to finally get Calderone....

[@user-ky3ic4td4b]

The US needs that 1980’s look again

[@timetellersunion3711]

I’m glad you’re back, cheers and God bless

[@BeastReview]

Love your channel, the algorithm does nothing but try to take me to other channels, after every single video it try’s to direct me to another video from another channel. Keep up the good work Sam.