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Priest gives last rites to dying soldier in Venezuela

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A priest gave last rites to a dying soldier during the Porteñazo insurrection in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. The event was captured in a historic photo. The insurrection was against the government of President Rómulo Betancourt.

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