They auction the helmet that saved his life in the Falklands and he wants to get it back

"Helmet of an Argentine soldier in the Battle of Monte Longdon Falklands, Regiment of paratroopers". This is how the online eBay auction is announced. The helmet saved the life of soldier Jorge "Beto" Altieri of the paratroopers company who fought during this historic and bloody battle in hand-to-hand combat in the archipelago.

It has been looking for a long time to recover it, but they require about half a million pesos, the equivalent of £ 10,500 ($ 13,700). He therefore decided to send a letter to Queen Elizabeth II to help her recover the war supplies. .

"The Argentine soldier is alive and so, from a historical point of view, this helmet has in my opinion a conservative price, a rare opportunity to own an impressive piece of military history from the infamous and bloody Battle of Monte Longdon, which took place on June 11 and 12, 1982, during the Malvinas war, the VGM Jorge Beto Altieri, was badly wounded in the head by fragments of British mortar ", describes the salesman, Bruce, whose name of the user is Blackrottie.

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The Falklands fighter said that it was not the first time that he was selling his helmet at auction. On one occasion, he tried to buy it, but when there was only very little left to close the auction, a Briton offered triple the money and l & # 39; 39 took away.

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"They told me that there are international treaties that determine that if elements of war are discovered and that their owner is identified, they must be surrendered, but in that case, that does not happen. is not produced yet, "he told Infobae Altieri. The helmet bears its name and still retains the perforation caused by the mortar chips, which have also caused irreversible neuromotor damage.

As for the timing of the shot, Altieri recalled: "I caught my head … I lost a tissue from the left part of my brain that contains the conduction circuits of the arms, legs and speech, I've also lost my left eye.

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"The Falklands are present every day of my life because, when I wake up, I have to dress in one hand, tie my shoe with one hand, wipe my eyes with a I look at myself in the mirror and see Malvinas, "said Altieri.