In October of 1983, American...
In October of 1983, American medical students were held hostage in the revolt in Grenada. In the operation to rescue the students, Norman Schwarzkopf was assigned as army advisor to Navy Admiral Metcalfe. Schwarzkopf was warned he wouldn't be welcome. Worse, the first thing he had to do when he boarded the Guam was to send an aide for sea-sickness pills. The objective was mainly a show of force, the Grenadian rebels would waffle when they saw U.S. forces, and the operation would be over in a day. But Cuban forces were there and dug in.