William Smith sent me in these great pictures of A 4-17 soldiers prior to and after the invasion.

SPC Tomao our “FO,” SSG Williams, SPC Cook, SPC Ebright at a blocking position in the free-zone in Colon

SGT Smith an SPC Ebright outside of the DENI station

SPC Cook outside of the DENI station

1st PLT, Aco on patrol in the free-zone

SGT Smith, SGT Pitt with captured 30 cal machine gun in Colon Free zone

View from landing craft of patrol boat while crossing over to Colon

Smoke marking the pick up point for landing craft

1st PLT leaders recon before assault on COLON, this is the docks at COCO SOLO

American targets outside a Panamanian post

1st / 3rd squads Aco doing a live-fire. November 1989

SPC Ebright and SPC Cook firing the M60

1st PLT Aco chicken fighting

SGT Sapatu climbing a palm tree

1st PLT, A co 4-17INF soldier after swimming with his ruck during JOTC / Jungle School. October 1989

CPL Wilson swimming with his ruck

SGT STANZ, SGT QUNTELIA, SGT JOHNSON, SGT SMITH, A co 4-17 INF AUG 1988, 29 PALMS CALIFORNIA
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Big Will! Hooah!
With SGT Smith/SGT Pitt and the "captured" machine gun are SPC Nicholas (behind him over his right shoulder) and that looks like Rich Hodge sitting down with the shotgun. The Soldier emptying out his ruck is SPC Dave Marksberry. He was my AG (we were the other gun team, the not-quite-as-famous-as-the-Cook/Ebright-team-team, if you will).
Johnson
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