Día
de Malvinas
April
2nd
is Día de Malvinas in Argentina. It is a public holiday where the
veterans and fallen of Guerra de las Malvinas (The Malvinas War) are
officially remembered. The name refers to the Malvinas Islands, or as
we call them in English “The
Falkland Islands”.
This
year was the thirty year anniversary since the Argentine occupation
of the islands on April 2, 1982. A total of 649 Argentines (633
military and 16 civilian) lost their lives during the 74-day
campaign.
I
attended the memorial service in Crespo and it reminded me very much
of ANZAC day in New Zealand. Most of the local schools were
represented and carried flags. It is a big honor if you are chosen to
carry the flag at something like this.
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