Michael Echanis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1950
Place of Birth: Nampa, Idaho, United States
Date of Death: 08-Sep-1978
Profession: martial artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Michael Echanis
- Michael Dick Echanis (November 16, 1950 – September 8, 1978) was an American enlisted soldier and self-styled "soldier of fortune".
- In 1970, he served briefly in "C" Company, 75th Ranger Regiment Infantry in Vietnam.
- Echanis then made his living as a martial artist, writer and editor.
- He was the martial arts editor for the magazine Soldier of Fortune (SOF) from 1974 to 1976.
- He died while working as a private security contractor in Nicaragua at the behest of the Nicaraguan National Guard.
- This was reported by SOF in an article published after the incident.
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