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Three Contra soldiers cross a makeshift bridge using a tree log as they move along the Honduras-Nicaragua border. The two Contras in the front are carrying FN FAL assault rifles while the Contra in the back is holding a mortar. They are all members of the NIcaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), whose members are informally known as "Contras." Tres soldados contra cruzan un puente improvisado usando un tronco mientras avanzan sobre la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua. Los dos contras al frente sostienen fusiles FN FAL de origen belga mientras el último contra sostiene un mortero. Todos ellos son miembros de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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