US troops. Their arrogant commanders, who exrude shock.
in the battle.
The invasion started at 5.40am last Tuesday morning. The first attacks came on the two airports — al ror sannes ana al Pearls airport in the north ot the CONIE At the same time there were air attacks on Fort Frederick. the main army barracks, the capital St.
George's.
Early in the morning a US helicopter was shot down in St. George's harDOlE one of lne Inree US helicopters shot down on the first day of the invasion.
The attack Cuban construction WOrKES du Port Salines WON particularly brutal. While they SCOl LICHT wooden huts were attacked by six helicopter gunships. Each of the workers had been issued with a rifle Grounds of THE FIGHT for Grenada was no push over for the pected a 24-hour walk over against the tiny People's Revolutionary Army and the People's Militia got a In particular, the Cuban construction workers and military advisors played an heroic role ammunition before the invasion — and they fought back undaunted by the casualties they had taken in the first assault.
Throughout Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday fighting continued in and around St. George's.
While American marines tried to fight their way the Port Salines bridgehead towards the capital, meeting fierce resistance by the PRA and Cubans all the way, troops parachuted in to the north east of st. teoree tried to fight their way solen. For three days the capital was bombarded by American let fighters and helicopter gunships. savage fighting took place around Richmond
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Salines Hill and Medical College skirts George's before the US troops could fight their way into the capital.
On Thursday and FriVictoria 5 Miles nal airport tacks by Corsair A-7 jets.
By Sunday reports were coult through of the capture of New Jewel leaders Austin VOYC CHL and Coard. US troops were conducting wide-spread identity checks to hunt supporters of the Jewel Movement. Withouta doubt the American intention to crush the NJM for years to come.
In addition to the demand for the withdrawal of the US troops, the solidarity movement must demand the release of all supporters of the NJM. particular, Amnesty International must be pressuris ed into taking up this campaign.
At the tume of writing the resistance has still not been totally defeated. At least some Cuban advisors thought to be with units of * the PRA in the central hills.
Whatever the immediate the dulcollc.
Cuban workers and advisors the People's Revolutionary Army have written a glorious page in the history of the international workers movement. They have shown that even a tiny island can resist imand they perlausi vividly demonstrated to Marines with sophisticated equipment took days to gain control imperialism the cost of an on Clhg
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