ArcticWolf
21-01-07, 12:48
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[...] But the difficulty of winning a pension is, veterans argue, evidence of neglect which goes back to the war itself. General Leopoldo Galtieri, 'in his quest to stay in power, had no qualms in sending brave 18-year-old conscripts, with no military training whatever, into a war', says Norberto Santos, one of those 18-year-olds and now a member of the Centre for Ex-Combatants Islas Malvinas (CECIM). The troops had to endure shortages of ammunition, food, and clothing and suffered from cold, abuse and humiliation by their superiors.
'Some of us were treated better by the British while in custody in the troop ship Canberra than by the Argentinian forces,' says Sergio Isaia, another veteran held prisoner. For Santos the war ended when a bomb blew off his left arm. A comrade, thinking he was dying, shot him to end his suffering. Instead, he prolonged it. The neglect continued despite Margaret Thatcher's victory, the fall of Galtieri and the re-establishment of democracy. One example was the pensions, but the state paid little attention to veterans' health or post-traumatic stress. [...]
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[...] But the difficulty of winning a pension is, veterans argue, evidence of neglect which goes back to the war itself. General Leopoldo Galtieri, 'in his quest to stay in power, had no qualms in sending brave 18-year-old conscripts, with no military training whatever, into a war', says Norberto Santos, one of those 18-year-olds and now a member of the Centre for Ex-Combatants Islas Malvinas (CECIM). The troops had to endure shortages of ammunition, food, and clothing and suffered from cold, abuse and humiliation by their superiors.
'Some of us were treated better by the British while in custody in the troop ship Canberra than by the Argentinian forces,' says Sergio Isaia, another veteran held prisoner. For Santos the war ended when a bomb blew off his left arm. A comrade, thinking he was dying, shot him to end his suffering. Instead, he prolonged it. The neglect continued despite Margaret Thatcher's victory, the fall of Galtieri and the re-establishment of democracy. One example was the pensions, but the state paid little attention to veterans' health or post-traumatic stress. [...]
Full article:
http://www.modoracle.com/