Honduras Veterans Service Recognition
RECORDS RECOVERY
This page reports the research trail, not historical findings. The entries below summarize dated agency correspondence. An interim update reflects the agency’s position on the date shown. A request number is not proof that records exist or that an award is authorized.
Scope: JTF-Bravo, Fuertes Caminos, 1989 Honduras engineering operations, 16th Engineer Brigade and 612th Engineer Battalion command and operational records.
Agency update · October 15, 2026: Searches were underway, some tasked offices were still pending, and the agency had added supplemental information to the taskers.
Next evidence step: Reconcile dated agency correspondence and any released responsive records.
Scope: February 1, 1989 Yoro convoy incident, including operational reports, logs, security records and participating-unit information.
Agency update · October 15, 2026: Searches were underway, some tasked offices were still pending, and the agency had added supplemental information to the taskers.
Next evidence step: Confirm agency status and reconcile released records against incident inventory.
Scope: 1984 CW2 Jeffry C. Schwab incident records.
Agency interim response · October 15, 2026: The agency provided no estimated completion date while component search and review were pending.
Scope: 1984 Schwab incident research.
Agency acknowledgement · October 15, 2026: Army HRC accepted the request and added it to its processing queue.
Scopes: Yoro incident and 1984 Schwab research, respectively.
Agency response letters · September 2026: Army CID reported that its criminal-file index searches located no responsive files for either request.
Interpretation: A repository search that finds no responsive records does not establish that an underlying event did not occur.
RELATED RESEARCH
File: “870-5b-6/27 Exercise Fuertes Caminos, Honduras, 1989.” The research estimate is approximately 200 pages. Actual availability, page count, digital format and reproduction cost must be confirmed before any substantial purchase.
Not a FOIA case in this register.
Separate JMUA recognition and awards-research workstream. The request and any agency decision must be tracked independently of FOIA status.
Not classified as a FOIA request.
EVIDENCE DISCIPLINE
Submitted means a request was sent; acknowledged means the agency confirmed receipt; search underway describes a reported search stage; records received requires actual responsive documents; and closed requires an agency disposition. Silence is not evidence of progress or denial.
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