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With great sadness we report the loss of CHDS alumnus (SDP, 2009) Colonel Javier Garcia Nieto
Colonel Garcia Nieto died in a terrorist attack on November 1, 2010 in Putumayo, Colombia as the result of a landmine activated by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Col. Garcia Nieto was a battalion commander who served in the Colombian armed forces for more than 21 years and had received 10 special distinction awards. Press release
