US troops into Honduras

Title

US troops into Honduras

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

17 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:34

Description

Report by Washington correspondent Andrew Manderstam that President Ronald Reagan’s government is sending 4 battalions to Honduras as a military deployment exercise. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater confirms that the troops will be helping Honduran forces to repel the Nicaraguan Sandinista incursion.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Marlin Fitzwater

Keywords

USA; Nicaragua; Armed forces; Military exercises; Ronald Reagan; Honduras; Sandinistas

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