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Army regulations exclude women from combat duty, but that rule was stretched when 771 female soldiers took part in the invasion of Panama, including several MPs who were involved in firefights. One officer, Captain Linda Bray, directed her platoon against a Panamanian garrison at an attack-dog kennel. Though no Panamanians were killed, as was originally reported, shots were exchanged...
...matter, said the Army last week. The women are still not eligible for the coveted combat-infantryman's badge. The reason: regulations. By definition, the combat-infantryman's award is reserved for infantrymen who have been in combat. Still, the women who took fire in Panama are eligible for medals such as the Bronze or Silver Star. All Panama veterans are also entitled to transfer their unit patches from the left to the right shoulder, signifying combat experience. Bray's champions still applaud her pioneering role. Says Colorado Democrat Patricia Schroeder: "If you may be a soldier, what does...
...miles short of its original destination: the coast of Colombia, where it was assigned to detect drug-running planes and boats. News leaks that the Kennedy and an accompanying task force were heading for South America triggered an outcry from Latins already upset about the U.S. invasion of Panama. After George Bush telephoned Colombian President Virgilio Barco to apologize for the "misunderstanding," the Kennedy's picket duty was aborted...
...would accuse Bush of invading Panama merely to prove his manhood. (Although after Grenada, the Falklands and now this, an early mini-war is probably turning into a standard expectation for future Western leaders.) In fact, it is hard to quarrel with the invasion's success...
...true, but so what? By all reports, the Panamanians themselves are pleased. If democracy really does stick in Panama, and if the economy we ruined is expeditiously rebuilt, the invasion will have been worthwhile...