Emotional act of the Navy at 37 years of the sinking of the cruise "General Belgrano" | Chronic

Deputy Chief of the Argentine Navy, Vice Admiral Eduardo Alberto Fondevilla Sancet, participated this Thursday in the act of the 37th anniversary of the sinking of the Crucero ARA "General Belgrano " in which 323 crew members died during the Malvinas War> Guerra de Malvinas, in 1982.

The event also had the presence of the commander of the formation and enlistment of the navy, the rear admiral Fabian Gerardo D'Angelo, the commander of the maritime fleet, Rear-Admiral Julio Horacio Guardia and the Mayor of Colonel Rosales, Mariano Uset, among others.

The ceremony, which took place in the Nanni Alcides Sports Palace of the naval base of Puerto Belgrano, also counted with the presence of veterans of the Falklands war. & # 39;> Falklands War, former members of the cruise crew "General" Belgrano "and his loved ones.

Commander Osvaldo, commander of the Destroyer Division, was the only speaker in the act. Pablo Sbadiawho said that "The Argentine Navy wants to honor and pay tribute to our 323 heroes who gave their lives in the service of the country".

"Although the historical narrative is well known to all of us, its revision means that year after year, our admiration and respect for this crew of 1,093 crew members increases, allowing the decisive time to do what he had to do: courage, courage, dedication, solidarity and kindness "he said.

Sbadia added that "The example given by these heroes speaks of dedication, sacrifice, homeland and ideals and marks us a route and a destination, which commits us to do our best to build an Armada and a country. better".

Speaking to veterans of the cruise "General Belgrano", Sbadia said: "All of you have received our deepest gratitude because they are a significant and significant example of the loyalty, spirit, subordination and sacrifice that must be possessed by the men-at-arms, who constitute the greatest legacy we have left, which should be the backbone of our institution ".

Finally, and speaking to the parents of the crew, the sailor expressed his gratitude and respect because "We know that the loss of their loved ones generates a painful absence impossible to fill".

"They will stay in the memory of all of us and future generations"he says

During the act, a religious invocation was performed and floral offerings were made to the crew members by their relatives and various entities.

The sinking of General Belgrano caused the deaths of 323 people on May 2, 1982 during the Falklands War by the attack on the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror.