Period 3
May 17, 2012
My uncle was recruited
to be part of the Guatemalan civil war at the age of 15 he was forced to be
part of the civil war with my dad. They were both trained to become soldiers
and start from the bottom like being part of the ones that would go to schools
and get teens from ages 14 and up to be part of it. It really wasn’t a choice
for them it was not if they wanted or not their was no other choice but to go.
They had to be in training for two years and after that they get a chance to either
get out and do what they want with their life’s or they continue in it and grow
until they get to the Generals position or so. My uncle decided he would stay
and fight for his country. A decision that would change every single part of
his life. In 1995 my uncle already been threw a lot was a few days away from
becoming a Guerilla general when he got shot to death 15 bullets hit his entire
body. “By the end of the war, it is
estimated that over 200,000 people had been killed. The internal conflict is
described in the report of the Archbishops Office for Human Rights. Which attributed almost 90.0%
of the atrocities and over 400 massacres to the Guatemalan army (and
paramilitary), and less than 5% of the atrocities to the guerrillas (including
16 massacres).”(Briggs, Billy) My uncle involve in the majority of this war
fought and got killed with honor fighting for his country.
"Guatemalan Civil War." Wikipedia.
Oct. 2010. 13 Apr. 2012.
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