U.S. Gives Philippines 10 More Helicopters
Associated Press
MANILA —
The United States gave 10 more helicopters to the Philippines on Friday to help the nation fight an 18-year-old Communist insurgency.
Maj. Gen. Charles Teeter, commander of the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group, said the UH-1 “Hueys” were a “tangible symbol of strong U.S. support . . . (for President Corazon Aquino) and for the democracy of the Philippines.”
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