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Marcelo Llambías Pravaz was born in 1961. He is a retired [[Major]] of the [[Argentinian Army]] and winner of the [[Gallantry In Combat Medal]], Argentina's second highest military decoration, for his part in the land actions of the Falklands/Malvinas War. He entered the Argentinian Army Military Academy in January 1978, graduating as a [[Second Lieutenant]] of Promotion 113 (nicknamed''"Islas Malvinas"'') on 7 April 1982.
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'''Marcelo Llambías Pravaz''' was born in 1961. He is a retired [[Major]] of the [[Argentinian Army]] and winner of the [[Gallantry In Combat Medal]], Argentina's second highest military decoration, for his part in the land actions of the Falklands/Malvinas War. He entered the Argentinian Army Military Academy in January 1978, graduating as a [[Second Lieutenant]] of Promotion 113 (nicknamed''"Islas Malvinas"'') on 7 April 1982.
    
Llambías Pravaz took part in the fighting as commander of a rifle platoon, flying in to Stanley Airport via [[Aerolíneas Argentinas]] as part of the 4th Infantry Regiment, sent to reinforce the ''Malvinas'' in late April 1982. As commander the 3rd Rifle Platoon of C Company (4th Regiment), he took up position on Mount Challenger along with his three rifle squads.
 
Llambías Pravaz took part in the fighting as commander of a rifle platoon, flying in to Stanley Airport via [[Aerolíneas Argentinas]] as part of the 4th Infantry Regiment, sent to reinforce the ''Malvinas'' in late April 1982. As commander the 3rd Rifle Platoon of C Company (4th Regiment), he took up position on Mount Challenger along with his three rifle squads.
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Almost 30 years after the Falklands War, Llambias Pravaz had the opportunity in meeting British Falklands War veteran Nick Taylor, a squad leader from 45th Commando Battalion, in the same place where their platoons clashed and former Corporal Taylor confessed his admiration of Llambias Pravaz's 3rd Platoon and presented in a photo album the photographs he found of the Argentine Second Lieutenant and his men on Two Sisters. British television filmed the event and the story was covered in the main English-speaking newspapers of the world.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116389/After-bloody-battle-Royal-Marine-enemy-camera-Thirty-years-later-Nick-Taylor-tracked-Argentine-soldier-pictures.html After a bloody battle a Royal Marine found an enemy camera. Thirty years later Nick Taylor tracked down the Argentine soldier in the pictures]</ref>
 
Almost 30 years after the Falklands War, Llambias Pravaz had the opportunity in meeting British Falklands War veteran Nick Taylor, a squad leader from 45th Commando Battalion, in the same place where their platoons clashed and former Corporal Taylor confessed his admiration of Llambias Pravaz's 3rd Platoon and presented in a photo album the photographs he found of the Argentine Second Lieutenant and his men on Two Sisters. British television filmed the event and the story was covered in the main English-speaking newspapers of the world.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116389/After-bloody-battle-Royal-Marine-enemy-camera-Thirty-years-later-Nick-Taylor-tracked-Argentine-soldier-pictures.html After a bloody battle a Royal Marine found an enemy camera. Thirty years later Nick Taylor tracked down the Argentine soldier in the pictures]</ref>
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