First Lieutenant First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment. The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a ...

Roberto Néstor Estévez (24 February 1957 – 28 May 1982) was an

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the command ...

officer who was killed in action in the

Battle of Goose Green The Battle of Goose Green was fought in May 28–29, 1982, by British and Argentine forces during the Falklands War. Located on East Falkland's central isthmus, the settlement of Goose Green was the site of an airfield. Argentine forces we ...

during the

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territori ...

. He was posthumously awarded the

Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross ( es, Cruz "La Nación Argentina Al Heroico Valor En Combate") is the highest national military decoration in Argentina. The decoration consists of a silver cross pattée bearing the Coat ...

that year. His remains are buried at the Argentine Darwin Military Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Estevez, Roberto People from Posadas, Misiones Argentine people of Spanish descent Argentine Army personnel Argentine military personnel killed in the Falklands War Argentine military personnel of the Falklands War 1957 births 1982 deaths

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