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In March 1981, an officer of the Salvadoran National Guard and his soldiers pose for a photograph in their uniforms and holding their Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifles of West German origin. The officer was trained by Americans in Panama. They are in the streets of Chalatenango. Their embroided uniform badges reads "Honor is Our Emblem." The United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador found in 1993 that the Salvadoran National Guard committed grave crimes against humanity, including massacres, tortures, and extrajudicial assassinations in the 1980s. En marzo de 1981, un official de la guardia nacional salvadoreña y sus soldados posan para una fotografía con sus uniformes y fusiles Heckler & Koch G3 de origen alemán occidental. El official fue entrenado por estadounidenses en Panamá. Ellos se encuentran en las calles de Chalatenango. Los parches de sus uniformes leen "El honor es nuestra divisa". El reporte de la Comisión de la Verdad para el Salvador de las Naciones Unidas encontró en 1993 que la guardia nacional salvadoreña cometió graves crímenes contra la humanidad, entre ellos matanzas, torturas y asesinatos extrajudiciales en los ochenta.
El Salvador El Salvador. Ejército United States--Foreign relations--El Salvador El Salvador--History--1979-1992 Portraits Rifles Soldiers Firearms Heckler & Koch, Inc
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