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Barnard, Larry
Army Staff Sergeant

Larry Barnard, age 29, from Hallstead, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna county.

Parents: Raymond Barnard Sr.
Spouse: Tammy
Children: Benjamin, 10; Melissa, 7; Emily, 4

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Arlington National Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (1989)

Brown, Roy D. Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Roy D. Jr. Brown, age 19, from Buena Park, California, Orange county.

Parents: Julie Otto

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: Killed by friendly fire

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Los Angeles Times

Coats, Vance T.
Army Private

Vance T. Coats, age 18, from Great Falls, Montana, Cascade county.

Parents: Vance V. Coats and Darla K. Stone
Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Military history: First Airboen 1-508, Company C at Fort Cobb, Panama

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: Died from wounds in Panama
Cemetery: Highland, Great Falls, Montana

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, family, findagrave.com., Great Falls Tribune (1989)

Denson, Martin D.
Army Private 1st class

Martin D. Denson, age 21, from Abilene, Texas, Taylor county.

Parents: Jerry Denson

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Schools: Jim Ned High (1986)

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: He suffered a gunshot wound in the leg while on a helicopter leading the attack on enemy forces in Panama. Denson proceeded off the helicopter and was killed by a subsequent mortar barrage.
Cemetery: Elmwood Memorial Park’s Field of Honor. Memorialized at the Martin D. Denson VFW Post 6873.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Jim Ned High School, New York Daily News (1989), San Angelo Standard Times (1989)

Connors, John Patrick
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade)

John Patrick Connors, age 25, from Arlington, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.

Parents: Joseph and Joan

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama
Schools: Boston College High (1982)

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Death details: Killed in fighting at Paitilla Airport, Panama City
Cemetery: Mount Pleasant; Arlington

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston Globe (1989)

Roth, Scott Lee
Army Private 1st class

Scott Lee Roth, age 19, from Kileen, Texas, Bell county.

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989
Cemetery: Rock Island National, Illinois

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Department of Veterans Affairs

Isaak, Garreth C.
Marines Corporal

Garreth C. Isaak, age 22, from Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville county.

Parents: Al Isaak

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, New York Daily News (1989)

Lear, Phillip S.
Army Specialist

Phillip S. Lear, age 21, from Westminster, South Carolina, Rutherford county.

Service era: Operation Just Cause Panama

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1989

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Arlington National Cemetery, Courier News (1989), New York Daily News (1989)

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