Falklands: They identify another soldier buried under the name of NN in Darwin and they are already 113

A new identification of an Argentine soldier killed during the Falklands War that remained buried in the Darwin Cemetery was announced today, on the occasion of the Day of Affirmation. Argentina rights on the islands, which now has 113 soldiers. individualized, and nine remain unidentified.

In this case, it is the remains of a soldier from the city of Oliva in Cordoba, identified as Néstor Osvaldo Pizarro, who has been honored many times, both in his province of origin and in the province from Lanús, to Buenos Aires, where he lived he hired as a volunteer to join the ranks of the Falklands war.

The announcement of this new identification was made this afternoon by the Secretariat of Human Rights of the Nation, led by Claudio Avruj, on the occasion of the Day of the l & # 39; affirmation of the rights of Argentina on the Malvinas Islands, commemorated today.

"Néstor, a 20-year-old boy who lived with his clear principles, was a musician, a poet and a worker, the soldier came later," said his father, Ramón Pizarro, at the inauguration he eight years ago, in June 2011 in Lanús a monolith in homage to his son; died during the Falklands War on June 14, 1982, while he was participating in Airborne Artillery Group 4.

In a press release issued today, the Secretariat for Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism of the Nation announced a new "positive identification" of the Malvinas' humanitarian plan, bringing the total number of identified soldiers in Darwin Cemetery at 113 and at nine the total number of soldiers whose remains were buried under the name of NN, but not yet identified.

"It is always very moving to communicate a new identification, we are getting closer and closer to the conclusion of this successful plan," said Claudio Avruj, secretary for human rights at the announcement.

Previously, in press statements made in connection with an event organized by Banco Ciudad and Fundación No Me Olvides, Avruj had emphasized the claim of Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands as "non-delegable".

The manager pointed out as "a milestone" of the current administration and "in the history of Argentina" the fact of having been able to identify the 113 heroes "who were buried in the Darwin's cemetery as soldiers known only to God, "and stated that" it is thanks to this relationship that Argentina has forged with the world and in open dialogue with Britain. "

In this context, Avruj stressed the central role of "intermediation of the International Red Cross" in this process of identification and affirmed that "that day, this work becomes more relevant because the Families know that when they remember, they know Now where is your beloved? "

"The humanitarian plan of the Malvinas is the fruit of a team work and the commitment of the Argentine state to provide answers to society as a whole," said the official. .

As stated, the news of the identification was received by the sister of the Maltese hero, Elda Pizarro, in the premises of the National Archive of Memory, in the premises of the exESMA.

That's herself who provided the DNA sample that ultimately helped identify her brother's remains in one of the graves that was in the cemetery. Darwin with the legend of "soldier only known to God".

"We all have the right to know where our family members are buried," Elda Pizarro said when he received the news, the statement said.

At the same time, on the occasion of the Day of the affirmation of the rights of Argentina in the Falklands, the secretary of the Human Rights of the nation underlined the "mature" relation established with the United Kingdom by the government headed by President Mauricio Macri, in which "the most important point is to agree on appropriate sovereignty" with respect to the Malvinas Islands.