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In June 1983, three young Contra soldiers, one of them a young boy, stand idly on a field at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border. The two Contras to the right and left are holding their FN FAL assault rifles in front of them. The Contra in the middle is holding his FN FAL assault rifle over his right shoulder and wearing a black beret. The three Contras are standing in front of a tent made of scrap metal. In the background of the image is the Nicaraguan countryside. They are members of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), known informally as "Contras." En junio de 1983, tres Contras jóvenes, uno de ellos un niño, está de pie ociosamente sobre un campo en la granja El Porvenir, localizada dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua. Los dos Contras a la derecha e izquierda sostienen sus fusiles FN FAL parados en frente de ellos. El contra en medio sostiene su fusil FN FAL sobre su hombro derecho y porta una boina negra. Los tres contras están de pie en frente de una casa de campaña construida con fierro chatarra. Al fondo de la imagen se observa el campo nicaragüense. Ellos forman parte de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), conocida informalmente como la contra.
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