PANAMA Panama City -- 20-21 Dec 1989 -- The body of a Panamanian Defense Force sergeant who tried to run his van through a Marine road block during the first hours of Operation Just Cause is placed into the back of a truck by Navy security personnel. American forces invaded Panama on the 20 December 1989 for "Operation Just Cause" - the aim of which was to oust dictator General Manuel Noriega
PANAMA Panama City -- 20-21 Dec 1989 -- The neighbourhood of El Chorillo burns after US forces attacked General Noriega's headquarters. Being largely built of wood, much of the area was destroyed by fire. American forces invaded Panama on the 20 December 1989 for "Operation Just Cause" - the aim of which was to oust dictator General Manuel Noriega
A US Army M-113 armored personnel carrier guards a street near the destroyed Panamanian Defense Force headquarters in the neighbourhood of El Chorillo, after US forces attacked General Noriega's headquarters. Being largely built of wood, much of the area was destroyed by fire. American forces invaded Panama on the 20 December 1989 for "Operation Just Cause" - the aim of which was to oust dictator General Manuel Noriega
PANAMA Panama City -- 21 Dec 1989 -- Two US Army soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division search for a sniper hidden in a building near the destroyed Panamanian Defense Force headquarters during the second day of Operation Just Cause. The neighbourhood of El Chorillo burns after US forces attacked General Noriega's headquarters. Being largely built of wood, much of the area was destroyed by fire. American forces invaded Panama on the 20 December 1989 for "Operation Just Cause" - the aim of which was to oust dictator General Manuel Noriega
