Back in the day, I was assigned United States Air Force duty in Panama City, Republic Of Panama -- serving at both bases when the country was run by a military junta government and headed by Gen. Omar Torrijos. He assumed power in a coupe and first thing he did was nationalize the casinos -- thus casinos nacionales -- on two different style chips. The big hotels -- Holiday Inn and Hotel El Panama kept the pretty styled chips with the typical Panamanian dress. Although, the country was using the U.S. paper currency, the official coin currency was the Balboa. The two mentioned casinos keep the Balboa 1/B or 5/B on its chips and other chips during that political time were called "casinos nacionales" and it was Torrijos' way to collect money to give every child two pair of shoes, and an formal education through third grade. He was a modern-day Robin Hood by taking funds from the rich and giving to the poor. He was very popular. One of the general's seven brothers -- Hector Torrijos -- was named minister of gambling and took up residence in the El Panama and Holiday Inn -- both elaborate, elegant night clubs, dancing and entertainment casinos. While I was waiting for my wife to get the visas necessary to join me, I had to stay in the NCO barracks while it took a couple months to get the paperwork done. My barracks roommate was dating Torrijos' niece and that's when I met Hector Torrijos -- and he gave us carte blanche access to the elaborate dinning and entertainment offered at both casinos. Drinking good wine, eating caviar and lobster was always on the menu -- and that was in the late 60s. My roommate married the love of his life and we (all the USAF gang) go to go to the presidential palace for various festivities. There were no strings attached to the relationship, and when he rotated back to the states, he took an appointment with the State Department -- not a bad gig for a guy who served his country in military intelligence.

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