Word spread that the Americans had trampled on the Panamanian flag, and angry crowds then tried to storm into the Zone, and the acting American Governor, U.S. Army Colonel David Parker, requested tanks to move in to defend the U.S. territory.
The Americans had trampled on the Panamanian flag. Word spread this. Angry crowds then tried to storm into the Zone. The acting American Governor requested tanks. This was to move in to defend the U.S. territory. U.S. Army Colonel David Parker was the acting American Governor.