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Old 10-26-2010, 12:28   #31
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Talking Great Story

Really it is a well written story, except, If I remember correctly, the medic wasn't that cute...
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Old 10-26-2010, 14:21   #32
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Great pictures! Thanks for posting. I always loved the Rio Hato area during my time in Panama in the early 70's. Great beaches for body surfing! Los Cholos Rojos at the checkpoint!
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Old 11-13-2010, 13:34   #33
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Reading all this made me miss Panama (93-94, 97-99). I looked it up on Google Earth earlier and there are some pics of the airfield at RH and some of Noriegas house in disarray. Nice resort back towards the city. I might have to plan a vacation sometime. (Playa Corona)
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Old 11-15-2010, 15:39   #34
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Fond Memories

I was stationed there from 87-91 and remember the beach house well. We were OPCON to 7th GRP on/off again for about a total of 6 months. Got small boat training from a Team at the house and would go off to do Zone/Area Recons at night.

My favorite Just Cause story is how the 508th (a great battalion down there) used a 105MM Howitzer on direct lay on the barracks at the barracks for the PDFs 5th BN (could be remembering this wrong).

After they secured the bldg one paratrooper asked them why they kept fighting as they knew they were beat and they kept calling for them to surrender on teh megaphone.

The PDF POW replied: After that first howitzer round we couldn't hear anything!

Note to self: Howitzers hard on ears as well as rest of body!
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Old 11-24-2010, 19:44   #35
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Loads of fun for everyone. I think all the teams out in the out lying PDF garrisons ended up with at least a platoon plus or company minus of 7th ID guys. Loads of fun to work with those guys.
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Old 11-25-2010, 01:28   #36
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1/504 back in 89 , I have one of the PDF's NCO jungle knifes I got out of a wall locker in tinajitas .
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