# British Veteran Returns Helmet to Argentine Veteran

> British veteran Andy Gatrick returns a 1982 Falklands War helmet to Argentine veteran Hector Pereyra after tracking him down.
- Title: British Veteran Returns Helmet to Argentine Veteran | Shortify
- Summary: British veteran Andy Gatrick returns a 1982 Falklands War helmet to Argentine veteran Hector Pereyra after tracking him down.
- Keywords: falklands war, gualeguaychu, mick dawson, hector pereyra, andy gatrick, royal marine, MercoPress
- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/11/12/british-veteran-returns-to-an-argentine-veteran-the-helmet-he-took-in-1982
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: falklands war, gualeguaychu, mick dawson, hector pereyra, andy gatrick, royal marine, news, world, politics
## British Veteran Returns Helmet
British veteran Andy Gatrick returns a helmet he took from an Argentine soldier during the 1982 Falklands War to Hector Pereyra in Argentina.
## 1982 Battle of Mount Harriet
Andy Gatrick, aged 18, found two wounded Argentine soldiers at Mount Harriet in June 1982 and kept one's helmet.
## Hector Pereyra
Hector Pereyra, an Argentine veteran, received the helmet from Andy Gatrick after being tracked down in Gualeguaychu, Entre Ríos province.
## Emotional Reunion
Gatrick and Mick Dawson filmed the reunion, where they embraced like long lost brothers after returning the helmet.
## Key takeaway

British veteran Andy Gatrick returned a helmet he took from an Argentine soldier during the 1982 Falklands War to Hector Pereyra in Argentina.