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Survival school students (first row, L-R) Ron Venn, Marilyn Chandler and Jack Madeley stand on the sides of a pond in wet clothes. They hold their pants in hand as they learn to convert the clothing into life preservers. Other students (back row, L-R) Brian Schwarz and Allen Mons stand in the pond near the inflated pants that serve as life preservers. The 160-acre camp, better known as the Starlight Training Center in Liberal, Missouri, was owned by Harry 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 (primera fila, I-D) Ron Venn, Marilyn Chandler y Jack Madeley se paran a la orilla del río vestidos con ropa mojada. Ellos aprenden a convertir sus pantalones en salvavidas. Otros estudiantes de supervivencia (fila de atrás, I-D) Brian Schwarz y Allen Mons permanecen en el agua con los pantalones inflados que les sirven como salvavidas. El campamento de 160 acres, es conocido como el centro de entrenamiento Starlight en Liberal, Misuri, es la propiedad de Harry Claflin, un ex infante de marina de EE.UU. en Vietnam. Los estudiantes son civiles de los EE.UU. con diferentes antecedentes y profesiones. Los estudiantes pagaron dinero a cambio de un entrenamiento de capacitación de supervivencia. Claflin también dedicó tiempo para estudiar las tácticas, la capacitación de tropas y la efectividad militar de países extranjeros como los de América Central, donde entrenó fuerzas especiales guatemaltecas, nicaragüenses y salvadoreñas.
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