Last Friday, March 13, 2020, in the city of San Juan de Pasto, during the development of an operation of the Gaula, two individuals reported for extortion were surprised; one of them was captured and the other flees and proceeds to follow him, catch up with him and reduce him. The latter reacted in a bad way and with a knife attempted against the soldier’s life by attacking him in the chest giving him a 5 to 6 cm long cut at the level of the thorax.

Rodrigo Ayala – Nariño’s Military Gaula.

In a mission to sweep anti-personnel mines from the Marte group, Sgt. John Jairo Piñeros was one of the victims. He was wearing an anti-mine suit designed by Miguel Caballero, who was the one who protected him. Piñeros suffered only a few fractures, He was in therapy and his recovery was slow.
He is currently in perfect condition and is taking a promotion course at the War College.

Sgto. John Jairo Piñeros – Colombian National Army

Álvaro Villamizar was part of the Mobile Brigade No. 5, in Tame (Arauca) where he carried out destruction operations.
On August 9, 2003, he was carrying out several operations in the Cabuya sector, San Jorge district, Sabanas de Curipao Corocitos, in Puerto Rondón. Villamizar was informed that the FARC guerrilla would make presence at the site and had to carry out a motorized search; at that time he was ambushed by the 28th Front, and after the fight, Villamizar was hit in one of the plates carried by the bulletproof vest he was wearing (vest designed by Miguel Caballero.)

Alvaro Villamizar – Colombian National Army