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Survival school students (first row, L-R), Ron Venn, Marilyn Chandler, and (back) Brian Schwarz stand in a pond next to their pants that were inflated to 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 studied 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 (atrás) Brian Schwarz están parados en un estanque al lado de sus pantalones que fueron inflados como salvavidas. El campamento de 160 acres, mejor conocido como el centro de entrenamiento Starlight en Liberal, Misuri, era propiedad de Harry Claflin, un ex infante de marina de EE.UU. en Vietnam. Los estudiantes son civiles estadounidenses con diferentes antecedentes y profesiones que pagaron dinero a cambio de capacitación de supervivencia. Claflin estudió las tácticas, la capacitación de tropas y la efectividad militar de países extranjeros como los de América Central, donde entrenó a fuerzas especiales guatemaltecas, nicaragüenses y salvadoreñas.
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