martes, 13 de octubre de 2009

Historic visit to the Falkland Islands to the cemetery in Darwin.

He went as planned by the Committee of Relatives of the Fallen in the Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands: The first contingent of 170 people had the opportunity to visit the graves of their loved ones and participate in the inauguration of the Cenotaph in the town.
They arrived in a LAN flight that landed in Mount Pleasant, the British military base shortly after 9 am. He had previously dismissed Cristina Kirchner in Rio Gallegos, one by one, waving to relatives. The immigration formalities were accelerated so that in 15 minutes everyone was on the bus that would lead to the Argentine cemetery in Darwin. Eduardo Eurnekian was present.
Until then, they had to travel 40 kilometers on a gravel road. He could see the British police on two occasions by the roadside.
The order of the family, including the press, was to be respected as agreed in the bilateral meetings, which referred not to break the intimacy of the act itself.
Predominated among the 170 participants, the families of the victims of the sinking of the cruiser General Belgrano, about 110 people, most of which was the first time you could visit the Falkland Islands.
It happens that years ago, British authorities were not granted permission to arrive at the islands, alleging that they had lost their lives in the territory. Times change behaviors. Yesterday, the weather can be said that helped: It had snowed in the morning, but with the passing of minutes, the temperature was located about 5 degrees and the wind whipping at 35 miles per hour. British Staff offered before the entrance of the cemetery a family additional shelter for those who wished it, his promise to return to the exit.
The bitter cold did not strike as much as the act of thinking how did the Argentine soldiers to fight, not October, but between April and June, when the weather is more oil-and without clothes or proper nutrition. Increased the pain and grief of family members thought of the suffering that climate of their loved ones in battle.
Some were from Palpalá, as Silverio Quispe, father of Corporal Angel Quispe, who was the third time traveling to the Falklands. Also from the table, as Delmira Hasenclever. His son, Julio Ruben Cao, teacher, was summoned to the Army in 1982. At the suggestion of no-show, he replied: "How am I then to teach to students if I avoided a commitment to the Fatherland."
Time went too fast this morning. Contrary to 27 years ago, certainly. All relatives approached the 237 graves of which 101 were identified and the rest contained the legend "Argentine soldier known only to God."
At 14, he slowly began to return to Mount Pleasant. Two hours after he left the plane to Rio Gallegos with much pain and emotion in as quiet and repressed anger for what happened 27 years ago.
Negotiations up to height at withers
On 14 July 1999 in the last months of management in the Foreign Di Tella, Argentina and the United Kingdom signed the agreement allowing the creation of the monument opened the weekend.

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