No one was exempt from danger in Charombia. Pablo Martin was born and educated in the United States before becoming the editor of the Daily Truth in Mesidda. He believed in “Freedom to live; freedom of the press, and standing up for whatever was right even if you are standing alone.” Two armed soldiers walked into the newspaper office January 23, 2006 and said, “Thanks for the good article about us.” Then two shots were fired and the editor fell to the floor.

     Garcia Gomez was an engineer working for Texas Sun Petroleum in Bogoten, Charombia. Later that same morning two Cuban ELX soldiers broke a pipeline and started a fire. Attempting to close a valve to cut off the oil flow he was shot in the back. The fire built up heat, caused an explosion and burned for two days. The smell of burning oil and the smoke covered a twenty mile area. Garcia died leaving his wife with their one week old baby.

     On the same afternoon the same two soldiers that killed the Daily Truth editor entered the Messidda Woman’s Medical Clinic raped and killed two nurses Adriana Yanez twenty-four, Monica Santacruz also twenty-four, and doctor Yanamaria Mianda twenty-nine.

     That evening Robert and Shirley Miller were murdered by soldiers. The Millers were Church of God Missionaries from Northampton, Tennessee. They had volunteered to come to Putnam when Robert was seventy and Shirley was sixty-nine-years old. They had only been in Charombia seven months when they were killed.

     One editor, an engineer, a medical staff, and two missionaries living to make the world better all died needlessly. Everyday similar events happen in Charombia along with the four opposing military forces fighting and killing each other. War and tragedies cover the land with a dark cloud..