EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 1

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001343 SIPDIS SIPDIS DRL FOR C. NEWLING AND WHA/CEN FOR J. CORNFORTH, H. THOMPSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 1 ¶1. This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. ¶2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the first of three cables and includes names 1 through 100 of the 315 soldiers. Colonel Benitez Parada, Josa Atilio DPOB: June 21, 1958 San Miguel Lieutenant Colonel Soriano Castillo, Roberto Alfredo DPOB: March 15, 1964 San Salvador Lieutenant Colonel Miranda Ramos, Tito Arnulfo DPOB: July 6, 1962 La Paz Lieutenant Colonel Saravia Hernandez,Raul Adalberto DPOB: January 8, 1964 Usulutan Lieutenant Colonel Carcamo Valiente, Jose Benjamin DPOB: December 15, 1964 Ahuachap n Lieutenant Colonel Aguilon Ramirez, Felipe de Jesus DPOB: February 5, 1963 San Rafael Cedros, Cuscatlan Major Barahona Monroy, Jose Alejandro DPOB: May 24, 1966 Santa Ana Major Salguero Gonzalez,Miguel Angel DPOB: August 3, 1965 San Pedro Tuxtla, Ahuachapan 1LT Hernandez Aguilar,Yovany Wilberto DPOB: July 2, 1980 Cojutepeque, Cuscatlan 1LT Zepeda Murillo, Rafael Armando DPOB: May 7, 1977 San Salvador 1LT Hernandez Jacobo, Dany Francisco DPOB: Sept 14, 1977 Concepcion Quezaltepeque,Chalatenango 2LT Marenco Martinez, Carlos Nicolas DPOB: January 17, 1980 Quezaltepeque, La Libertad Sergeant Major Serrano Peraza, Santos Elias DPOB: December 2, 1967 San Rafael Obrajuelo, La Paz Sergeant First Class Garcia Rivas, Luis Ernesto DPOB: January 8, 1974 Jucuaran, Usulutan Sergeant Zuniga Morales Moises DPOB: November 5, 1966 Tacuba, Ahuachap n Sergeant Caceres Garcia, Aubner DPOB: February 22, 1976 San Antonio del Monte, Sonsonate Sergeant Ramirez Oscar Mauricio DPOB: June 1, 1974 Tecoluca, San Vicente Sergeant Lopez, Jose Angel DPOB: January 8, 1976 Santiago Nonualco, La Paz Sergeant Cornejo Carranza, Hector Neftaly DPOB: September 12, 1972 Coatepeque, Santa Ana Sergeant Banos Rosales, Josue Daniel DPOB: January 21, 1981 Comasagua, La Libertad Sergeant Flores Garcia, Francisco Arturo DPOB: July 19, 1979 Tepecoyo, La Libertad Sergeant Galvez, Juan Carlos DPOB: March 4, 1976 San Salvador Sergeant Mira, Luis Alberto DPOB: May 6, 1970 Lolotique, San Miguel Sergeant Rodriguez Vicente,Jose Sebastian DPOB: January 20, 1970 Yayantique, La Union Sergeant Sanchez Hernandez,Santos Rutilio DPOB: January 1, 1977 Torola, Morazan Sergeant Tamacas Alvarado, Alberto Antonio DPOB: December 14, 1970 Coatepeque, Santa Ana Sergeant Perez Canales, Antonio DPOB: March 30, 1967 Candelaria de la Frontera, Santa Ana Sergeant Linares Zuniga, German Martir DPOB: May 13, 1978 Ahuachapan Sergeant Chafoya, Victor Ivan DPOB: March 7, 1976 Chalchuapa, Santa Ana Sergeant Rivera Salguero, Wilfredo DPOB: June 1, 1969 Apopa, San Salvador Sergeant Centeno Franco Roberto Antonio DPOB: August 11, 1968 San Pedro Puxtla, Ahuachapan Sergeant Vasquez Medina, David Neftali DPOB: March 14, 1966 Soyapango, San Salvador Sergeant Sanchez Rosales, Salvador de Jesus DPOB: October 8, 1976 Tepecoyo, La Libertad Sergeant Portillo Mendez, Luis German DPOB: October 11, 1958 Mercedes Umana, Usulutan Sergeant Belloso, Gerardo Angel DPOB: January 13, 1957 Santiago Nonualco, La Paz Corporal Leiva Alas, Roberto Carlos DPOB: January 19, 1982 Ciudad Delgado, San Salvador Corporal Ramirez Carlos, Alex Antonio DPOB: September 1, 1978 Jujutla, Ahuchapan Corporal Fuentes Guardado, Emilio de Jesus DPOB: November 9, 1977 Santa Rita, Chalatenango Corporal Triguero Miguel Angel DPOB: February 14, 1968 Coatepeque, Santa Ana Corporal Sandoval, Jose Miguel DPOB: August 9, 1970 Jiquilisco, Usulutan Corporal Perez Perez,Oscar Armando DPOB: September 25, 1980 San Pedro Puxtla, Ahuachapan Corporal Mejia Bermudez, Jose Adonay DPOB: October 18, 1976 Nueva Granada, Usulutan Corporal Martinez Loza, Jose Antonio DPOB: November 5, 1961 San Salvador Corporal Vazquez Juarez Santos DPOB: February 18, 1973 Monte San Juan, Cuscutlan Corporal Huezo, Ruben Antonio DPOB: January 28, 1976 Santa Elena, Usulutan Corporal Villegas Aviles, Manuel de Jesus DPOB: January 15, 1976 San Rafael Oriente, San Miguel Corporal Morales Castillo, Hugo Jaime DPOB: February 25, 1974 Ilobasco, Cabanas Corporal Torres Ruiz, Miguel Angel DPOB: March 9, 1974 Berlin, Usulut n Corporal Gomez Hernandez, Jorge Adalberto DPOB: November 27, 1987 San Cristobal, Cuscatlan Corporal Giron Garcia, Jose Francisco DPOB: March 8, 1986 San Pedro Perulapan, Cuscatlan Corporal Diaz Artiga, Jose Mauricio DPOB: May 28, 1980 Santa Cruz Michapan, Cuscatlan Corporal Velasquez Tomasino,Mario DPOB: January 15, 1971 Izalco, Sonsonate Corporal Carranza Grijalva,Raul Humberto DPOB: January 14, 1979 Atiquizaya, Ahuachapan Corporal Zuniga Valenzuela,Ramiro Humberto DPOB: February 15, 1981 Atiquizaya, Ahuachapan Corporal Bernabe Flores, Ronald DPOB: April 20, 1976 Tepecoyo, La Libertad Corporal Hercules Melgar, Santos Carlos DPOB: June 25, 1986 Coatepeque, Santa Ana Corporal Chanico, Jose Roberto DPOB: May 28, 1975 Ahuachapan, Ahuachapan Corporal Saldana Vasquez, Donal Joel DPOB: June 30, 1979 Tacuba, Ahuachapan Corporal Ramirez Ramos, Jorge Humberto DPOB: November 4, 1983 Ataco, Ahuachapan Corporal Mendez Ramos, Martin DPOB: November 3, 1987 Panchimalco, San Salvador Corporal Cruz Vasquez, Boanerge DPOB: December 20, 1978 Chinameca, San Miguel Corporal Guevara Hernandez,Ramon Rafael DPOB: March 10, 1985 Rosario de Mora, Morazan Corporal Raymundo Ramirez, Avelino Hipolito DPOB: January 30, 1953 Coatepeque, Santa Ana Corporal Carcomo Figueroa, Eber Elias DPOB: December 8, 1971 El Congo, Santa Ana Soldier Ram!rez Castillo, Israel Florentino DPOB: June 25, 1980 Tacuba, Ahuachapan Soldier Bonilla Constanza,Ramon Antonio DPOB: January 9, 1983 Santa Clara, San Vicente Soldier Ramirez Magana, Jacinto DPOB: April 1, 1982 Tacuba, Ahuachapan Soldier Garcia, Mario DPOB: June 2, 1978 Guaymango, Ahuachapan Soldier Alas Guerra, Jaime Osmin DPOB: October 1, 1981 Coatepeque, Santa Ana Soldier Marroquin Chilun, Oscar Joel DPOB: October 10, 1982 Izalco, Sonsonate Soldier Garcia Santos, Aristides Alcides DPOB: December 28, 1982 Santiago Nonualco, La Paz Soldier Gamez, Modesto de Jesus DPOB: July 2, 1974 El Transito, San Miguel Soldier Zuniga Valenzuela,Juan Francisco DPOB: February 20, 1985 Atiquizaya, Ahuachapan Soldier Hernandez Hernandez,Juan Roberto DPOB: November 3, 1979 Corola, Morazan Seaman Henriquez, Julio Meza DPOB: January 3, 1983 San Francisco Javier, Usulutan Seaman Martinez Deodanes,Mauricio Oswaldo DPOB: May 10, 1988 San Luis Talpa, La Paz Seaman Hernandez Diaz, Hector Antonio DPOB: July 14, 1987 Chirilagua, San Miguel Seaman Ramirez Castillo, Carlos Antonio DPOB: January 2, 1978 Tacuba, Ahuachapan Seaman Ortiz Monge, Juan Antonio DPOB: July 3, 1983 Olocuilta, La Paz Seaman Anselmo Garcia, Hernan Rafael DPOB: October 1, 1979 Tacuba, Ahuachapan Seaman Vega, Raul Ortiz DPOB: May 2, 1979 Olocuilta, La Paz Soldier Zavala Martinez, Ricardo Ernesto DPOB: March 30, 1975 Chirilagua, San Miguel Soldier Cruz Marquez, Luis Alonso DPOB: March 18, 1976 Osatlan, Usulutan Soldier Rosales Mejia, Juan Pablo DPOB: March 2, 1980 Cojutepeque, Cuscatlan Soldier Quintanilla Bermudez, Eduardo Antonio DPOB: June 25, 1988 Usulutan, Usulutan Soldier Zura Rodriguez, Jose Israel DPOB: February 20, 1988 El Transito, San Miguel Soldier Sandoval Martinez,Hector Arnoldo DPOB: January 3, 1988 San Rafael Oriente, San Miguel Soldier Mejia Figueroa, Jose Orlando DPOB: May 17, 1986 Atiquizaya, Ahuachapan Soldier Castillo Guillen, Israel Isaias DPOB: September 25, 1987 Izalco, Sonsonate Soldier Hernandez Malia, Alvin Anibal DPOB: October 6, 1986 Izalco, Sonsonate Soldier Alfaro Callejas Luis Bladimir DPOB: October 17, 1985 Tonacayepeque, San Salvador Soldier Coca Hernandez, Osael de Jesus DPOB: July 23, 1981 San Simon, Morazan Soldier Avalos Quintanilla,David Antonio DPOB: March 16, 1980 Jucuapa, Usulutan Soldier Navas Lopez, Adonay Jacobo DPOB: April 19, 1976 Santa Cruz Michapa, Cuscatlan Soldier Diaz Jurado, Jose Panfilo DPOB: November 17, 1974 San Antonio de Mosco, San Miguel Seaman Deodanes Ramos, Miguel Angel DPOB: December 30, 1974 Olocuilta, La Paz Seaman Gonzalez Perez, Roberto Belarmino DPOB: September 26, 1977 Izalco, Sonsonate Seaman Guevara Romero, Douglas Alfredo DPOB: October 3, 1978 Santiago Nonualco, La Paz Soldier Aparicio Romero, Fermin DPOB: April 11, 1982 Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel Soldier Ventura Ventura, Fredys Adalberto DPOB: October 23, 1983 San Pedro Perulapan, Cuscatlan ¶3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individuals have not been determined to be identifiable with individuals involved in or accused of human rights abuses. Glazer