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Invasion of Grenada

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Dec 2016 at 22:40:52 (UTC)

Original – A U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter hovers above the ground near a Soviet ZU-23 anti-aircraft weapon prior to picking it up during "Operation Urgent Fury", the U.S. invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
Reason
That time when the United States invaded an island the size of Martha's Vineyard.
Articles in which this image appears
Invasion of Grenada
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
TSgt. M. J. Creen, USMC
  • Support as nominatorÉtienne Dolet ( talk) 22:40, 26 November 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. Bad crop, part of the helicopter blades and gun are chopped off. Sorry. — Bruce1ee talk 07:10, 27 November 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose – tight crop per Bruce1ee (also the peaceful setting doesn't suggest a military operation is in progress, other images in that article better project a military conflict). Bammesk ( talk) 16:06, 27 November 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Withdraw this nomination. Étienne Dolet ( talk) 03:19, 28 November 2016 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 20:43, 28 November 2016 (UTC) reply

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Invasion of Grenada

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Dec 2016 at 22:40:52 (UTC)

Original – A U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter hovers above the ground near a Soviet ZU-23 anti-aircraft weapon prior to picking it up during "Operation Urgent Fury", the U.S. invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
Reason
That time when the United States invaded an island the size of Martha's Vineyard.
Articles in which this image appears
Invasion of Grenada
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
TSgt. M. J. Creen, USMC
  • Support as nominatorÉtienne Dolet ( talk) 22:40, 26 November 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. Bad crop, part of the helicopter blades and gun are chopped off. Sorry. — Bruce1ee talk 07:10, 27 November 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose – tight crop per Bruce1ee (also the peaceful setting doesn't suggest a military operation is in progress, other images in that article better project a military conflict). Bammesk ( talk) 16:06, 27 November 2016 (UTC) reply
  • Withdraw this nomination. Étienne Dolet ( talk) 03:19, 28 November 2016 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 20:43, 28 November 2016 (UTC) reply


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