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In this photograph we see one of the attempted channel cuts made by the French to build the Panama Canal. Located on the far right, and surrounded by palm trees, is the barracks of the 549th MP Company, circa 1973.

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Welcome to the 549th M.P. Company remembrance web site dedicated to the time when that Military Police Company was located in the Canal Zone, The Republic of Panama. As such, this web site is not affiliated with the present 549th M.P. Co., the United States Army, the Military Police, nor any governmental agency of the United States, or the Republic of Panama.

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