The foundation “Don’t forget me”, chaired by the Argentine veteran of the Malvinas War Julio Aro, candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in identifying fallen soldiers, held a solidarity day of blood donation on Tuesday in Mar del Silver, within the framework of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the war.
“Giving blood is giving life. We set out to summon 40 donors, for 40 years, and the response exceeded our expectations, with nearly 200 people who even came from other cities,” explained Aro, at the Islas Malvinas Sports Center, where developed the initiative.
the journey was accompanied by the Institute of Hemotherapy of the Province of Buenos Aires and the Regional Center of Hemotherapy in Mar del Platawho provided the stretchers and the personnel who carried out the action.
“Always from love and from peace there are a lot of actions that we have carried out to remember our colleagues in the best possible way”
Together with Aro, he promoted this solidarity initiative former Colonel of the Army of Great Britain Geoffrey CardozoNobel candidate together with Aro, who was responsible for burying the fallen Argentine soldiers in Malvinas, and became a key player in the process of identifying those fallen who occupied unmarked graves in the Darwin Cemetery of the islands , as “Soldier only known to God”.
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“Always from love and from peace there are a lot of actions that we have carried out to remember our colleagues in the best possible way. We want to continue giving life and it seems to us that the best way is to ask you which arm you prefer to save the life of a loved one,” said Aro.
Cardozo recalled for his part that, during the 1982 war, the Argentine ship Bahía Paraíso, which functioned as a hospital, supplied blood to the British Navy ship Uganda, where dozens of wounded from both troops were treated.
“That seems incredible but it’s normal, and what happened in those sad times is an example,” he said, and highlighted the solidarity donation day organized in Mar del Plata.
Aro also assured that “it is always said that what can kill you most is a bomb, but what destroys you is oblivion, that is why we must not forget Malvinas, and this day also has that objective, and the massive response.
