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The Marines protected the [[Panamanian]] civilian uprising against the government of Colombia led by former [[Panama Canal Company]] general manager [[Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla]], thereby guaranteeing the [[separation of Panama from Colombia]] and his creation of the [[Panamanian]] state. Following the signing of the [[Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty]] granting control of the [[Panama Canal Zone]] to the United States, the Marines remained to provide security during the early construction days of the Panama Canal.<ref name=":0" /> | The Marines protected the [[Panamanian]] civilian uprising against the government of Colombia led by former [[Panama Canal Company]] general manager [[Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla]], thereby guaranteeing the [[separation of Panama from Colombia]] and his creation of the [[Panamanian]] state. Following the signing of the [[Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty]] granting control of the [[Panama Canal Zone]] to the United States, the Marines remained to provide security during the early construction days of the Panama Canal.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 1904, Army Colonel [[William C. Gorgas]] was sent to the Canal Zone (as it was then called) as [[chief sanitary officer]] to fight [[yellow fever]] and [[malaria]]. In two years, yellow fever was eliminated from the Canal Zone. Soon after, malaria was also brought under control. With the appointment of Army Lieutenant Colonel [[George W. Goethals]] to the post of [[Chief Engineer|chief engineer]] of the [[Isthmian Canal Commission]] by then President | In 1904, Army Colonel [[William C. Gorgas]] was sent to the Canal Zone (as it was then called) as [[chief sanitary officer]] to fight [[yellow fever]] and [[malaria]]. In two years, yellow fever was eliminated from the Canal Zone. Soon after, malaria was also brought under control. With the appointment of Army Lieutenant Colonel [[George W. Goethals]] to the post of [[Chief Engineer|chief engineer]] of the [[Isthmian Canal Commission]] by then President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, the construction changed from a civilian to a military project.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 1911, the first troops of the U.S. Army's [[10th Infantry Regiment (United States)|10th Infantry Regiment]] arrived at [[Camp E. S. Otis]], on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. They assumed primary responsibility for Canal defense. In 1914, the Marine Battalion left the Isthmus to participate in operations against [[Pancho Villa]] in Mexico. On 14 August 1914, seven years after Goethals' arrival, the Panama Canal opened to world commerce.<ref name=":0" /> | In 1911, the first troops of the U.S. Army's [[10th Infantry Regiment (United States)|10th Infantry Regiment]] arrived at [[Camp E. S. Otis]], on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. They assumed primary responsibility for Canal defense. In 1914, the Marine Battalion left the Isthmus to participate in operations against [[Pancho Villa]] in Mexico. On 14 August 1914, seven years after Goethals' arrival, the Panama Canal opened to world commerce.<ref name=":0" /> | ||