Remains of Panamanian soldier who disappeared during the 1989 US invasion identified

The remains of Roberto Adolfo Aparicio Oliva, a 21-year-old member of the Panama Defense Forces who went missing during the United States military invasion of Panama on December 20, 1989, have been identified after more than 36 years.

The identification brings closure to over three decades of uncertainty surrounding the fate of the young soldier, whose death occurred during the historic military intervention carried out by U.S. forces in the Central American nation.