British veteran returns to an Argentine veteran the helmet he took in 1982
A former Royal Marine has travelled to Argentina to return to an Argentine veteran the helmet he took during the Battle of Mount Harriet in the 1982 Falklands War, in a reunion filmed for a documentary, BBC Sussex reported.
A British veteran named Andy Gatrick returned a helmet to an Argentine veteran, Héctor Pereyra, during a filming session for a documentary. The incident took place on October 23, 2021, in Gualeguaychú, a town in the Entre Ríos province of Argentina. During the 1982 Falklands War, Gatrick, then 18 years old, came across two wounded Argentine soldiers during the Battle of Mount Harriet.
He took the helmet of one of them, which bore his name, Hector. After more than three decades, Gatrick managed to locate Pereyra and personally returned the helmet to him. The emotional reunion was captured on camera, with Gatrick describing the moment as both "very emotional" and "amazing". The 74-day war in 1982 resulted in 907 fatalities, with 649 Argentine military personnel and 255 British personnel losing their lives.
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