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Spanish/Eng/Nat They call them the "children of the war". Young gang members who've drifted into violence after returning from the U-S to El Salvador following the civil war. Some of these "gangsters" are as young as 10 years old. At the age most teenagers are playing softball or riding their bikes these kids are acting tough often on the run from those who want to kill them. There are said to be at least three "death squads" hunting down these teenage gangs in El Salvador. And it is a very rare day there are no murders. Dozens have been killed. These children are the disillusioned offspring of Salvadorans who have returned home from the U-S following the end of the civil war. Living a life of poverty in the U-S, many were members of gangs there. Back home- not much has changed. They are still poor... and still members of gangs. The men who kill them are former members of the Salvadoran army. These tough street kids represent to them a sinful life learned in the U-S. This boy is eleven years old. He was asked what he would do if a death squad came for him. SOUNDBITE: "If I had a grenade I'd throw it at them. I'm not afraid of them but if I was unarmed well, I'd run as far as I could, what the heck." SUPER CAPTION: Gang member All of the children refused to give their names. This gang member is also eleven years old. SOUNDBITE: "If I had a gun I'd phase them but we don't so who knows what will happen." (off camera: Are you afraid?) "Not really. I'll be afraid the day I see them in front of me. But in the meantime. I don't give a damn." SUPER CAPTION: Gang member Most of these teenagers have no skills, are drop outs and use a variety of drugs including crack. There are efforts to help them. This man claims he was once a gang member. SOUNDBITE: "Praise the Lord- I tell you my message for these Salvadoran gangsters both in the U-S and El Salvador is to get out of this rotten life because death is what the future has in store for them. I asked them to follow the way Jesus Christ shows us." SUPER CAPTION: Jose Napoleon Cruz, Former gang member from Los Angeles These children are yet another example of the legacy of a bloody, drawn out war. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/29693cb2e9f6e8bd9d80fdf0734d73e4 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork