Vieques is an island off the shore of Puerto Rico. It is controlled by the United States. The population of Vieques is 9,300 people. The United States has used two-thirds of the island for war games and live ammunition target practice since 1941. Which has nearly destroyed the entire ecology of the area. A famous poet and political leader Jose de Diego once wrote over eighty years ago, “Puerto Ricans do not know how to say no, …showed first 75 words of 472 total…

…showed last 75 words of 472 total…this military exercise are; Canada, France, Denmark, Germany, and Britain, which means that this exercise is a NATO exercise. It is also the largest military presence on Vieques since April 1999. The United States Navy says that this exercise is important because if the soldiers are trained properly they will be ready and able to take on missions. The ecology of Vieques has been in the making for since the beganing of time,.. Milatary ruined it