Ulsterman Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) Twenty five years on from the initial attack on port Stanley, there seems to be a mini boom going on in Argentine web sites about their war. There is almost nothing out there about Argentine awards from the war, apart from Jeff Floyd's article many years ago in the JOMSA. There was a specific Argentine campaign medal, a KIA medal, gallantry and merit awards and apparently a wound medal. Since then there have been an explosion of provincial commemorative awards in Argentina, as well as seemingly a number of variations on the campaign medal. There may even be a few "fakes" out there. A large number of merit medals were awarded, as well as gallantry awards (some well deserved indeed). See here for a look at some of the ribbons:http://www.avejer.ejercito.mil.ar/menupr.htm alas! 5 years on the web link has evaporated as with sooooo many Argentine web sites! Edited February 15, 2013 by Ulsterman
Ulsterman Posted March 9, 2007 Author Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) and also here:http://groups.msn.com/MISMALVINAS/medallasyestandartes.msnwI found a very poignant website dedicated to a young Argentine boiler room engineer who went down with the Belgrano a few weeks back with all of his posthumas awards, but alas, now can't seem to locate it.See also here:http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...ficial%26sa%3DN Edited March 9, 2007 by Ulsterman
Laurence Strong Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) When I was in Croatia, the Argie vets of the Malvina's had a velcro patch with the islands on it that they wore on there uniforms. I tried to get one but they would not give them up. I did get these wings from one of them - traded Emmylou Harris "Whiteline Fever" cassette for it and a few other pieces and a ride around camp in one of their Marders, he was also Malvinas vetran Edited March 9, 2007 by Laurence Strong
Ulsterman Posted March 9, 2007 Author Posted March 9, 2007 The island patch-was it an arm shield-or a ribbon bar like emblem?
Ulsterman Posted July 31, 2008 Author Posted July 31, 2008 a photo culled from the web (it will evaporate soon) except for here:
Taz Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 (edited) Argentine awards for the "Falklands" War, with critaria and those awarded under the link below.Ley N? 24.950 ("Heroes Nacionales").Decreto 577/83 ("Herido en Combate").Ley N? 25.576 ( "Valor en Combate" Y "Herido en Combate").Ley N? 24.229 ("Heroico Valor en Combate" y "Valor en Combate").http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/conflicto/condecoraciones.html Ribbons:http://www.avejer.ejercito.mil.ar/Malvinas...ecoraciones.htmRegards Eddie. Edited August 4, 2008 by Taz
Laurence Strong Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 The island patch-was it an arm shield-or a ribbon bar like emblem?From what I recall it was a patch worn on the left chest in the same area as wings are worn
Taz Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 An Osprey book covers the uniformsArgentinian Forces of the Falklands (Men at Arms), Vol. 250 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearc...N=9781855322271
Ulsterman Posted February 15, 2013 Author Posted February 15, 2013 ..and the awards continue: See here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvpGkZahA44 (Youtube video of veterans receiving awards on t.v.)
Megan Posted February 17, 2013 Posted February 17, 2013 The Wayback Machine is (at least in part) your friend.http://web.archive.org/web/20070731084831/http://www.avejer.ejercito.mil.ar/Malvinas/medallas_y_condecoraciones.htmhttp://web.archive.org/web/20090206112451/http://avejer.ejercito.mil.ar/menupr.htm
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