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On guard: A U.S. marine patrols the waterfront in downtown St. George's Grenada, at sunrise last november, after the marines invaded the tiny Caribbea(...)
On guard: A U.S. marine patrols the waterfront in downtown St. George's Grenada, at sunrise last november, after the marines invaded the tiny Caribbea(...)

On guard: A U.S. marine patrols the waterfront in downtown St. George's Grenada, at sunrise last november, after the marines invaded the tiny Caribbea(...)

Date11/1/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: On guard: A U.S. marine patrols the waterfront in downtown St. George's Grenada; at sunrise last november; after the marines invaded the tiny Caribbean island. Reader says the invasion's legacy has been the elimination of adult literacy programs and a 40 per cent unemployment rate.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117348F
Grenada Guard, A U.S. Marine stands guard at one of the main bridges on the road leading to St. George's during the American invasion of Grenada
Grenada Guard, A U.S. Marine stands guard at one of the main bridges on the road leading to St. George's during the American invasion of Grenada
10/30/1983
U.S. Marines line up on the tarmac at Point Salines Airport in Grenada
U.S. Marines line up on the tarmac at Point Salines Airport in Grenada
11/1/1983
Soldier blue: U.S. soldier patrols in Grenada, one of the few actions the military did right, almost
Soldier blue: U.S. soldier patrols in Grenada, one of the few actions the military did right, almost
11/1/1983
A Deserter from the U.S. Marines, Virgil Ray Polston, 20, helps his wife, Lorraine, feed their new daughter, Tammy Coreen. Polston came in Toronto, go(...)
A Deserter from the U.S. Marines, Virgil Ray Polston, 20, helps his wife, Lorraine, feed their new daughter, Tammy Coreen. Polston came in Toronto, go(...)
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Collection de cartes géographiques, vues, marines, plans et portraits, relatifs aux voyages du capitaine J. Meares. Traduit de l'anglois, par J.B.L.J. Billecocq, citoyen français ; Précédée d'une table indicative de la correspondance des planches avec les diverses parties de l'ouvrage
1774 or 1795
Her aunt Ethel, seen in Toronto as the Canadian grandmother in Whiteoaks, is shown (SECOND LEFT) in her first starring role, Mme. Trentoni in Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. She was 20
Her aunt Ethel, seen in Toronto as the Canadian grandmother in Whiteoaks, is shown (SECOND LEFT) in her first starring role, Mme. Trentoni in Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. She was 20
6/30/1939
Marines raise the flag at Iwo Jima, 1945
Marines raise the flag at Iwo Jima, 1945
2/23/1945
Wall St. meets Sudbury: Chuck Baird, greeted by Wint Newman (right) president of Inco Metals' Ontario division, dresses as much for Wall St. as Sudbury - and his step still says: Leatherneck, echoing his days as a U.S. Marine.
Wall St. meets Sudbury: Chuck Baird, greeted by Wint Newman (right) president of Inco Metals' Ontario division, dresses as much for Wall St. as Sudbury - and his step still says: Leatherneck, echoing his days as a U.S. Marine.
5/5/1981
These two U.S. marine privates, with portable flame-throwing equipment, throw a searing wall of fire into a Japanese-held pillbox which blocked the way to lwo Jima's Mount Suribachi. [incomplete]
These two U.S. marine privates, with portable flame-throwing equipment, throw a searing wall of fire into a Japanese-held pillbox which blocked the way to lwo Jima's Mount Suribachi. [incomplete]
8/25/1945
Don Arioli is a former U.S. marine who now lives and works in Toronto. A frequent contributor to Panic Button and other humor magazines', he laso acts(...)
Don Arioli is a former U.S. marine who now lives and works in Toronto. A frequent contributor to Panic Button and other humor magazines', he laso acts(...)
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St. George's - Grenada, 5 days after invasion life was slowly getting back to normal for residents of this capitol
St. George's - Grenada, 5 days after invasion life was slowly getting back to normal for residents of this capitol
11/1/1983
Friendly invader: U.S. soldier takes time out to chat with two Grenadian children during joint U.S.-Caribbean nations' invasion of Grenada last week. (...)
Friendly invader: U.S. soldier takes time out to chat with two Grenadian children during joint U.S.-Caribbean nations' invasion of Grenada last week. (...)
10/31/1983