Learn Malvinas – Infobae

All Argentineans living in the 1980s have in mind a conflict that we thought impossible: Argentina declared war on the United Kingdom, one of the most important war powers in the world. In spite of everything, the country defeated by the military dictatorship united in a single cry of faith: the Malvinas were, are and will be Argentinian.

While the army mobilized inexperienced young people on the islands, the whole population mobilized by encouraging young people in every possible way.: give food, write thousands of letters, knit winter clothes.

April 2 has become for many a process that has made us go from euphoria to an eternal farewell. A day that, without warning, would kill 649 soldiers and many others who have decided to end their lives after defeat and abuse.

So what did the Malvinas teach us? Yes, they are ours. This sovereignty belongs to our country. What else? Let wars generate suffering. But also unthinkable solidarities.

During the First World War, in the midst of trench fighting, my grandfather, the young Paul Schmidt, of the 83rd Infantry Regiment, learned to demystify the enemy: during cold nights, when they were lying in mud, rats were walking over them and kissing their rifles, from one enemy trench to another, they "hurled" words of encouragement. They even shared remedies with the enemy. The night has united them with humanity. The day confronted them with cruelty. Today, we know many similar anecdotes of badistance between Argentine and British fighters.

Veterans who have been able to return to the islands tell of emotional encounters with their inhabitants. It's the veterans and loved ones of the dead Falklands, our best diplomats. They are the ones who share today the correspondence with the inhabitants of the islands and with former British soldiers. They are united by memories, by the memory of fear, by the one who has lost a loved one. They are the architects of one of the most beautiful humanitarian projects in recent years: the identification of the dead.

We lost a crazy war. Despite this, ties with the Falklands are getting stronger by the day. And they are the same ones who, after carrying a rifle, or worn sadness and mistrust, bring today proximity, dialogue and understanding.

This understanding is missing from many politicians. Federico Lorenz, former director of the Malvinas Museum, said in an interview on radio: "We have not recognized the experience of having lived in the Falklands as a country." Today & # 39; hui I hope that Argentina will gradually, honestly, renounce its ideological commitment and adopt a policy of fraternity.

Malvinas, guarantee of peace and solidarity.

The author is a national deputy. Chairman of the Commission on External Relations of the HCDN.