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The museum of El
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was set under a fake rebel radio transmitter that
Monterrosa took with him as a victory trophy, in 1984. The bomb went off while he was in flight. Remnants of his helicopter can be found in the
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There are several versions of how
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in 1981. Monterrosa was allegedly seen arriving by helicopter by a local guide prior to the start of the massacre, as told by reporter
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Strategy and
Tactics of the Salvadoran Fmln Guerrillas: Last Battle of the Cold War, Blueprint for Future Conflicts
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reported in 2007 that
Monterrosa had ordered the massacre. El Mozote was a tiny village located North of Morazán.
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Our Own
Backyard: The United States In Central America, 1977–1992
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Mark Danner. 1993. The
Massacre at El Mozote. New York: Vintage.
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José Domingo
Monterrosa Barrios was born on 4 August 1940 in
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José Angel Moroni
Bracamonte and David E. Spencer (1995).
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Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in El Salvador
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Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School alumni
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In 1980, he was assigned to become the leader of the
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409:"Former Salvadoran Foes Share Doubts on War"
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252:In 1969, Monterrosa participated in the
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240:in 1963 and attended the
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440:"The Truth of El Mozote"
314:Museum of the Revolution
374:Hanover, New Hampshire
242:School of the Americas
194:School of the Americas
126:Years of service
470:William M. LeoGrande
294:José Napoleón Duarte
210:Salvadoran Civil War
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450:on 15 November 2012
413:The Washington Post
282:The Washington Post
370:"The Trojan Horse"
368:Lamperti, John W.
322:Morazán department
269:El Mozote massacre
265:Atlácatl Battalion
214:El Mozote massacre
156:El Mozote massacre
146:Atlácatl Battalion
137:Lieutenant Colonel
48:Domingo Monterrosa
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348:References
310:booby trap
220:Early life
185:Alma mater
90:Allegiance
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277:El Mozote
244:in 1966.
129:1963–1984
472:(1998).
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258:Honduras
256:against
230:Usulután
142:Commands
21:In this
553:29 July
383:7 March
318:PerquĂn
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