Defense Minister Luis Petri has backed a celebration held by former students of the ex-Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA, by its Spanish initials). The informal event took place on the ex-ESMA grounds last week, celebrating the Navy close to what had been Argentina’s largest clandestine detention center during its last military dictatorship. Son argentinos que cantaron la marcha de la Armada Argentina en el día de la Armada, rodeando un mástil con la bandera Argentina! 🇦🇷La Armada que hizo tanto por la independencia y la libertad de nuestra Patria con el Almirante Brown a la cabeza! The videos were uploaded to a Facebook group for former ESMA students who graduated in 1978, two years after the dictatorship began.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 26, 2024 17:01 UTC