No Fucking Apology
After rereading my own post, I realized where the problem was in my post. I had left out, a key line or two in both my posts. I had copied and pasted this one from my other forum, which has a spam filter. I had to edit a few lines to make it fit. And apparently dropped two of the key lines in my statement. I would do my best at this point, to clarify my statement. First of all I was originally with 3rd Recon Bn duty station Okinawa was transferred to 2nd Recon Bn along with two Senior NCO's and three NCOs myself and Cpl Combass from my understanding at that time, we all were being sent over to help develop a DA platoon and help bring them all up to speed. I felt very fortunate to be selected for this duty was to be billeted with an attached to 2nd. Recon Alpha Co shortly after arrival was told we were being transferred to the 22nd MEU this was nine weeks and three days before operation urgent fury (all of us openly spoke of how lax things were in the second, and how it would not be tolerated at 3rd Recon ) was sent down to Key West, Fla after completing a short training exercise . On Oct. 18, 1983, the MEU left for Beirut as LF6F 1-84. Several days after embarkation, was redirected to Grenada. Following several days on the island the MEU was then redirected to Beirut myself and 18 others did not accompany the MEU on to Beirut. This is where I suffered my first minor minor knee injury. It was a very small price to pay to claim the title United States Marine. Now back to my post and comments about Heartbreak Ridge. The first time I made this statement was right after the release of this movie. I was chastised and reprimanded, and I did not stand down on the issue or recant and has been Achilles' heel for me for years. I will stand by my statement then, now and should have read in my post like this. Heartbreak Ridge is filled with more fact than fiction, when It Came to the Combat Readiness of 2nd Recon Bn in the days leading up to operation urgent fury. I am not proud of this at all, but this year was a turning point in the Corps history for becoming more in line with what it needed to be and what it had been in the past Now would like to say that 2nd recon battalion did fully redeemed itself. during and after operation urgent fury and if I was able, I would gladly hump a rucksack with anyone in the 2nd BN Today
The movie, as far as the operation itself it is fiction. It does not take into account a supreme commander over the whole operation, the downing of the Black Hawk, the tragic death of the Brave Seals who arrived on station 12 hours later than originally planned, due to a logistical problem not of their making and with confidence in their training and abilities make a decision on the ramp to go anyway Or the poor intelligence given to all about calm seas. and light resistance. It never would be my intent to belittle or degrade those who served in and fought on Grenada, or those who gave their lives in the performance of their duty , I personally would take great offense to anyone who belittle their actions. Now I have committed a stupid mistake by not rereading my own post before submitting it and not always been able to express in written form , My opinion and this post was intended to be just a short surface tribute to the overall success of operation urgent fury. Since no one else had seen fit to post anything at all on its anniversary. I will break my post down and try to better explain exactly what my intentions were.
There were those who jokingly called it Caribbean wargames and unofficial shoulder patch was even manufactured that signified the US invasion of Grenada operation Urgent Fury, that actually said Caribbean wargames on it . Sarcasm
The truth of this may very well show how poorly this operation was carried off, in such great haste, so some would have you believe. There about 10,000 different reasons quoted as for the actual invasion of Grenada, medical students to keep communism out of this hemisphere. A effort to rattle the US big saber or was it this. The US had long wanted those in control of Grenada ousted and had been a serious consideration since about 1978. Military strategists and CIA analysts in 1981, had already worked out the details for invasion, and you must also consider the construction of large warehouses for the storage of Soviet manufactured weaponry, and The construction of one of the largest concrete runways in the Caribbean. Large enough to support Soviet bombers and fighter aircraft and intense effort that look like to analysts of construction for possible ICBMs silos beginning construction of what look like a large fuel depot close to the runway construction
Most of This Speaks to the Bulls Shit Which Was Flying around at That Time, and Some Serious Reasons for the Invasion
All of this was taking place just about the time the US was beginning to look to some outsiders and a few on the inside a little long in the tooth on foreign-policy the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut had just been bombed. So you be the judge. Of what the real reason was for the invasion. I've clearly stated here what I believe to be the facts
try to give some insight into what the world was thinking and feeling about the United States at that time
and for the Marine Corps part in this operation. You'll be shocked to hear me say this, but heartbreak Ridge was filled with more fact than fiction. Tourist maps were commonplace for direction.
Speaking of how ill-equipped and unprepared most Marines were who participated in this action. I am not proud of this at all, but this year was a turning point in the Corps history for becoming more in line with what it needed to be and what it had been in the pastThe Cubans who were on the island put up a fierce fight. Most of them fought to the death. I would just like to say to those who took part in this operation thank you for your service to this country. Semper fi
Finally, a small attempt to show how things were at that time, and to thank all those who did serve and fight on this small island. The word, few has been removed From this statement it was originally supposed to have READ the Fucking Cubans I'm also going to make an attempt to edit my post at the other forum. If the damn spam filter will allow it . You will find out I never would undermine, belittle anyone who steps in Harms Way for the defense of this country. I will be one of the first to come to their defense and take no offense to those who have taken offense to this post. Fully understand, and I have learned a valuable lesson about rereading my post before submitting it. Semper Fi