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Under U.S. Fatalities it lists 20 names. But in the Casualties and Losses box it says United States: 19 killed. Under The Invasion it also says "U.S. Forces sustained 19 killed..."
Which is it, 19 or 20? If 19, which name in the list is incorrect?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xapie128 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
@Dingolover6969: You need secondary sources that attest to the importance of this material. You can't just use the sources themselves - the fact that something exists doesn't make it notable. We need secondary sources that say these are notable. Guettarda (talk) 04:24, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
In one place we have Cuban "workers" described as really "combat engineers and special forces:" all cited. In another, we say they are "Cuban secret police and Soviet KGB". This didn't seem to be cited. We should be consistent if possible. It is probably known which they are, or maybe they were all 4, but all need citation Thanks. Student7 (talk) 19:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
I looked into the claim of 24 North Korean "military advisors," and was only able to turn up 15 irrigation and agricultural advisors.
Not only that, but to begin with the source cited for the 24 only lists them as "advisors" captured, not that they were military advisors.
I removed North Korea previously, only for it to be added back.
Let's keep it removed, please.
My sources include,
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I also recommend further research into whether Libyan advisors were military in nature before including them. I've been unable to turn up a satisfying answer one way or another in that regard, but 3-4 military advisors seems unlikely. It seems to me military advisors were entirely Cuban or Soviet bloc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.20.218.42 (talk) 17:07, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
In the lead it says the Grenadians eventually ("over time") came to support the invasion. It cites two sources, one of which is a Fox News article that states that presumably right away it "was almost universally welcomed by Grenadians". This sounds kind of spurious, and since it's coming from a not entirely unbiased news source citing no source or reasoning whatsoever, a better source is needed there. Bataaf van Oranje (Prinsgezinde) (talk) 19:59, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
The following material was improperly added to the main article by User:DT38FL62. I moved it here as the issues raised seemed worthy of discussion. --Jeremy Butler (talk) 11:37, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
The description of the Capture of Pearls Airport highlights several omissions from the record as noted in the primary article. The combined US Forces cited is not accurate. 5 US Navy ships are not listed. The US Navy Flagship is not listed. The article contains no description regarding where the US Marine helicopters and Marine units came from, or the force composition which includes the Marine forces engaged. A significant rewrite of this page is necessary. [1] . The existing article has been previously edited to delete references to the Marine participation. The section relating to marines and their Amphibious ships needs to be included in the article. [2] [3] [4] See also [5].
This article needs to be substantially revised.
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Certain information in this article is wrong. I know. I was there. I was part of Operation Urgent Fury. A very specific part.
The actual start, the first day of the invasion, was not Tuesday, October 25. Why it has been so important to hide this information I dont know. Maybe because it might reveal tactical military operations used at the time. But the actual fact is that the invasion started Sunday, October 23.
On that day, a handful of specifically selected individuals were tasked with loading an Air Force C-130 with a team of soldiers and their necessary associated gear, members of the US Army Delta Team, for the purposes of an immediate surreptitious top secret advance landing on Grenada, taking place 2 days in advance of the main invasion which did indeed take place on Tuesday, October 25th.
I know this because I was one of the handpicked individuals that loaded Delta and their gear onto that C-130. 76.17.252.243 (talk) 23:36, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Here is a citation, if someone else knows how to add this: https://www.military.com/history/invasion-of-grenada-was-planned-using-tourist-map.html "The U.S. military knew so little about the country, it had to plan the invasion using maps normally sold to tourists." AndyDenn (talk) 17:31, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
The presence of Soviet, North Korean, and East German military advisers has been constantly added to the infobox of this article, with the leaders of those countries at time being cited on the list of named combatants. This information is always uncited and never elaborated on in the body of the text, so I've removed it for the second or third time, and will continue to do so until references are provided, including references to their military occupations or armed resistance as combatants. Note that in contrast, the presence of both Cuban military personnel and Cuban civilians who carried arms are well-documented by ample references in the text. Most of the foreign military advisers appear to have been withdrawn prior to the invasion (Cuba being the sole exception), so a source indicating they were there at some point will not suffice. They had to be present during the invasion to have participated in resistance to the invasion. Katangais (talk) 15:15, 14 September 2023 (UTC)