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A group of Contras stand idly at a field in El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border, in June 1983. They are each holding FN FAL assault rifles. The second soldier from the left is wearing a gray fisherman's hat with a blue-and-white patch that reads "FDN," which identifies him as a member of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force. The third soldier from the left is wearing a black beret and has a field radio at his feet. The other two Contras are wearing caps. To the right of the group is a child soldier, who is standing as he holds his Kalashnikov rifle. In the background there lies a pile of debris and scrap metal. They are all part of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), a military organization whose members are informally known as "Contras." Un grupo de contras yacen parados ociosamente en un campo de la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua, en junio de 1983. Cada uno de ellos porta su fusil FN FAL. El segundo soldado de la izquierda porta un gorro de pescador con un parche albiazul que dice: "FDN", lo cual lo identifica como miembro de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense. El tercer soldado de la izquierda porta una boina negra y tiene un radio de campo a sus pies. Los otros dos contras portan cachuchas. A la derecha extrema del grupo se observa un niño soldado de pie sosteniendo su fusil Kalashnikov. Al fondo de la imagen se observa una pila de escombros y fierro chatarra. Todos ellos son miembros de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), una organización militar cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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