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A member of the Salvadoran Army Civil Defense paramilitary group keeps watch while holding his rifle in Alegría. He sits on sacks of food provided by the U.S. government. They are being used as sandbags for defense in a town that is one day controlled by the Salvadoran Army and the other by guerrillas. Un miembro del grupo paramilitar Defensa Civil del ejército salvadoreño mantiene guardia con su rifle. Se sienta sobre unos sacos de comida donados por el gobierno estadounidense. Los sacos son usados como barricadas en un pueblo que un día es controlado por el ejército salvadoreño y otro por los guerrilleros.
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