Tag: The Commission of Relatives of the Fallen in the South Atlantic Islands

• Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:52 UTC

  Argentine foreign minister receives next of kin who returned from “our Malvinas”

  

  “I imagine you have gone through moments of great emotion in the Islands, next to the graves with the 112 full names, which until now remained unidentified”, Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie was quoted in an official release, on receiving the delegation of next of kin, on their return trip from the Falkland Islands, Wednesday evening.

• Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 08:12 UTC

  Relatives of identified Argentine combatants visit cemetery in Falklands; accord not to fly defaced Argentine flags

  

  Sixty-five next of kin of Argentine combatants buried in the Falkland Islands and whose remains were recently identified, visited the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin to pay their respects and pray next to the graves of their loved ones.

• Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Next visit of Malvinas relatives to the Falklands takes off on Wednesday 

  

  Next Wednesday a group of relatives of Argentine soldiers fallen in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and  whose remains were recently identified will be travelling to the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin in the Falkland Islands. Relatives will be able to mourn and pray next to the gravestones which now have the full name of their loved ones. A military ceremony will also be held to honor the Argentine soldiers buried at Darwin.