USMC 110903: 22nd MAU in Grenada

Item Description
Title
USMC 110903: 22nd MAU in Grenada

Citation information
USMC 110903: 22nd MAU in Grenada. (15/1165.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/1165

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
15/1165

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110903

Decade
1980

Description
22nd Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU) in Grenada as part of Operation Urgent Fury. Marines lead handcuffed men through town streets and walk them into helicopters while locals watch. Marines relax, eat, and drink. A Fleet Marine Force flag reading ""FMF 8 G"" is posted on a building. Locals and Marines watch a ship at sea from a shoreline. Views of mountainous land from a ship at sea. Planes and helicopters fly overhead. Marines ride in armored vehicles. A tank maneuvers through a town while locals watch. Various scenes of Marines talking to locals. A Marine pins a USMC medallion on a local man's collar.

Location(s)
Grenada

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Probably October-November 1983.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
820

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
07/11/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
22:45

Digital file type
video/H264