El Salvadore by Daniel Menendez
This South American country is one of the smallest hispanic counties. However it hsa some of the most nortorious graduates from the School of the Americas. An example of one of these men is Colonel Napoleon Alvarado. He graduated in 1974 and participated in a Military Police Officer course. He was also involved in the Las Hojas massacre in 1983. During this tragic event sixteen civilians were murdered and their corpses were burnt. This gives a great example of the violence that is put into the teaching at the SOA. Another example of an event caused by various SOA graduates is the Jesuit massacre. In this massacre 6 jesuit priests were brutally murdered. SOA graduates took part in the killing and the covering up of this horrific event. The SOA teachings of violence is shown all through the Americas. The graduates have been involved in some of the most tragic massacres all over. The SOA teaches these men to have no mercy. This idea is instilled in all the graduates throughout the world. El Salvadore just happens to be the home country of some of these men.