The World - News from Feb. 8, 1985
Seven servicemen who tried to smuggle captured Soviet-made AK-47 rifles home after the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada were court-martialed, but the admiral who commanded the entire operation received only a “caution” after doing the same thing, officials said. U.S. Customs officials said Navy Vice Adm. Joseph Metcalf III was prevented from unloading 24 AK-47’s on Nov. 3, 1983, as he returned from Grenada, and a Navy spokesman confirmed that Metcalf was “cautioned” about the rules. In contrast, five servicemen were court-martialed and sentenced to prison, the Army said. Two Marines also were court-martialed.
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