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Survival school students Brian Schwarz (left) and Ron Venn (right) learn hand-to-hand combat and silent kill techniques as demonstrated by the instructor Harry Claflin (center). The 160-acre camp, better known as the Starlight Training Center in Liberal, Missouri, was owned by Claflin, a former U.S. Marine in Vietnam. The students are U.S. civilians with different backgrounds and professions who paid money in exchange for survivalist training. Claflin also spent time studying the tactics, troop proficiency, and military effectiveness of foreign countries like those in Central America where he trained Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, and Salvadoran special forces. Los estudiantes de supervivencia (izquierda) Brian Schwarz y Ron Venn (a la derecha) aprenden técnicas de combate cuerpo a cuerpo y matanza silenciosa como lo muestra el instructor Harry Claflin (centro). El campamento de 160 acres, mejor conocido como el centro de entrenamiento Starlight en Liberal, Misuri, era propiedad de Claflin, un veterano de guerra de mucho tiempo de EE.UU. Los estudiantes son civiles estadounidenses con diferentes antecedentes y profesiones que pagaron dinero a cambio de capacitación de supervivencia. Claflin también dedicó tiempo a estudiar las tácticas, la capacitación de tropas y la efectividad militar de países extranjeros como los de América Central, donde entrenó a tropas guatemaltecas, nicaragüenses y salvadoreñas.
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