The 9-year-old boy declared an illustrious citizen for his moving gesture with the Malouines in the Falklands – 14/04/2019

"I come every Sunday except when it's raining or it's 50 degrees." This is the story of a child pbadionate for the Falklands cause. This Sunday was the trigger for a ceremony during which the Rosario City Council declared him a distinguished citizen. Along with veterans, Ignacio Elías received the award at the War Memorial, where he travels every Sunday to clean the plates with the names of the deceased heroes.

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The task of "Nacho", lasting 9 years, began months after learning on television that a group of fans from the University of Chile had vandalized the cenotaph located in front of the National Monument to the flag. At that time, he was interested in the islands issue for two years. a speech of his teacher in the garden and he even celebrated his sixth birthday with a cake that had drawn them with the Argentine flag in the background.

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When he learned that the memorial site had been damaged, the boy asked his parents to take him to help with the restoration. "We did not come because my husband works in a bookstore and we live all day," his mother told Telam after the ceremony organized by the city councilors next to the Center for former soldiers soldiers.

The one who could help Nacho realize this idea was his grandfather. Although this Sunday he can not accompany him because of health problems, it is Miguel who has accepted the invitation and has since helped, although his sister and his cousin have joined on other occasions.

The President of the Veterans Center, Claudino Chamorro, and the Radical Councilor Pablo Javkin presented the certificate to Ignacio, who received him with joy, wearing a white T-shirt of the Malvinas, from gray and black camouflage pants and gray sneakers.

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The rag and the spray cleaner became an integral part of the weekly ritual and, over time, transformed the man and his grandson into regular characters of the park on the central coast of the Paraná River. Last year, Nacho was recognized by a group of veterans who have they gave him a flag and a medal of the islands, but they did not stay there to emphasize the impact of the child's story and his relationship with the Malouine cause.

Chamorro explained to Ignacio during the brief act that "the Falklands are something to never forget and that you share, with what you do, the same values ​​that we fight for, your commitment, and you are a little person who advances the cause of the Falklands for the future. "

At the age of 9, Ignacio has already earned the honorary diploma that councilors approved at the end of last month, but not that. In addition to reading books on island history and war, the distinguished citizen dream of being a football player and that's why he also took a Newell t-shirt as a gift signed from the team's players.

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