USMC 111057: Army General Jack Vessey in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111057: Army General Jack Vessey in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury Citation information USMC 111057: Army General Jack Vessey in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/1168 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111057 Decade 1980 Date 1983-10-30 Description Footage of Marines in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury. Deserted, damaged buildings are shown. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Jack Vessey, Jr. speaks with various military personnel. Marines interact with locals. CH46 Sea Knights and AH1J SeaCobras are shown in flight and landing on an aircraft carrier. Location(s) Grenada Camera crew Robinson (Camera operator); Eastern Regional Audiovisual Production Unit Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed on October 30, 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 547 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 07/20/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 15:35 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Grenada