treslomense son of a family, was 18 years old, was out of the 25 Infantry Regiment, stationed in Port Stanley, on East Falkland, one of the Malvinas. Oscar called "Chiquito " Gomez. I joined and I joined his family a great friendship that has never been broken despite long and not in Tres Lomas.
"Shorty" was in charge of eleven men and from there wrote to his family.
The letters were read at Mass by Father Luis Diehl, connected the Priests of the Third World (photo by Carlos Mujica was in the Hall of the parish house), or as he liked to say, the Social Pastoral.
were several letters and it is noticeable change as time passes.
I select a few paragraphs of each letter .
So, on Tuesday, April 13 says "Chiquito"
" The cold is not much, but I'm well wrapped say we have played very nice days, today we positions where the enemy is expected, which we are going to explode ... "
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Saturday April 17 again writes:
"I expect to receive this load are doing well that is my greatest desire, I'm very well here, but the day we moved so far have not washed my face, but I'm happy and proud to be here. "
Tuesday April 20 says:
"We all hope for a peaceful resolution, I think Tatita that God will help us all. But I have very clear that if there is war I will not loosen or the slightest finger to pull the trigger, because if they do not want to forget the good will of the islands by the bad. "
April 25:
"Here the worst thing is the wind that runs at high speed, we are sleeping in tents a meter in height, more uncomfortable than the devil."
30 April:
"Of life in tents we live in fox holes in order to save our lives and destroy anemigo are now two in the afternoon and tremendous calm reigns, let's see if you dare to come "
The May 14:
"Today we came from positions to the town and here we were able to staff our tables or a house to rest and bathe, I already took a shower and I'm 100 points, had a dirt since a months at least. "
25 May:
" Here the I hate playing his best game, but I am convinced that God and the Virgin are going to defeat, we will help and these islands have the warmth of each family from Argentina to defend the same way in which we are doing "
When Oscar Gomez arrived back in Three Hills, made very interesting statements the local weekly "The Tamper " showing them his deep belief in the cause of the Falklands, but making some critical make clear the improvisation of the war by the prime culprits.
To show said: "Three weeks we ate the horse, two leaders and 22 soldiers. At first I cooked, and when we could not do it, ate raw meat. Maybe, before I saw a movie and I thought lie and ate there, conscious, roots and raw meat "
The film will hit 20 years later, be called" Blessed by Fire "rather eat a raw horse, but sheep. The reality Malvinas outstrips fiction .
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