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A child soldier stands between two older Contra soldiers at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border, in June 1983. He is wearing a cap with a safety pin on the front. All three are armed with unidentified weapons. The Contra on the left is wearing a black beret and holding a field radio and holding his weapon. The Contra on the right is holding his weapon on his right hand and has his left hand on his hip. There is a knife on his belt. Behind them in the background lies a pile of debris and scrap metal. The three of them are members of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), a military organization whose members are known informally as "Contras." Un niño soldado está de pie en medio de dos soldados contra mayores en la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua, en junio de 1983. Porta una cachucha con un alfiler sobre el frente. Los tres están armados con armas no identificadas. El contra de la izquierda porta una boina negra y un radio de campo mientras sostiene su fusil. El contra a la derecha sostiene su fusil con su mano derecha y tiene su mano izquierda sobre su cadera. Porta una navaja en su fajo. Detrás de ellos al fondo de la imagen se observa una pila de escombros y fierro chatarra. Los tres forman parte de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), una organización militar cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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