Operation Just Cause
The 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry was activated as part of the 193rd Infantry Brigade from 1987 to 1995 at Ft. Kobbe, Panama. The 1st Battalion fought during Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama. It was inactivated with the parent 193d Infantry Brigade as US forces departed Panama in 1995.
During Operation Just Cause, HHC, A co., and B co., were assigned to secure and hold Ft. Amador. C co., was given a separate assignment, to secure and hold La Commandancia alongside elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment. During the battle for La Commandancia, C co. incurred the only KIA's for the battalion; PFC Vance Coats and Sgt. Mike DeBlois.
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