{"product_id":"united-states-army-school-of-the-americas-bronze-army-challenge-coin","title":"United States Army School of the Americas Bronze Army Challenge Coin","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"6\" style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003eUnited States Army School of the Americas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"6\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003eCold War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"6\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003eAnti-communist Counterinsurgency Training\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"6\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003e(For Latin American Countries and Dictators)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"6\" style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003eArmy Challenge Coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"6\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Used, and in near mint shape.  Please see pictures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright:\u003c\/strong\u003e DKP  (Made specifically for the school back in 1989, by noted challenge coin maker Don Phillips)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eIt is 1 5\/8 inches in diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eWestern Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eWHINSEC\u003c\/b\u003e), formerly known as the \u003cb\u003eUS Army School of the Americas\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Georgia_1-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e is a United States Department of Defense Institute located at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georgia, that provides military training to government personnel in US-allied Latin American nations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe school was founded in 1946 and from 1961 was assigned the specific goal of teaching \"anti-communist counterinsurgency training,\" a role which it would fulfill for the rest of the Cold War.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-oldfaq_3-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In this period, it educated several Latin American dictators, generations of their military and, during the 1980s, included the uses of torture in its curriculum.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-nyt_4-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-washingtonpost_5-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 2000\/2001, the institute was renamed to WHINSEC.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-laweekly_6-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-gill_7-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\"\u003e:233\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(REF: Wikipedia)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rolyat Military Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301805908266,"sku":"spu1793026131885","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6203\/6266\/files\/united-states-army-school-of-the-americas-bronze-army-challenge-coin_1.jpg?v=1793026138","url":"https:\/\/ginghamstepboutique.shop\/products\/united-states-army-school-of-the-americas-bronze-army-challenge-coin","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}