Fallen Uruguayan soldier not to arrive before Thursday

Fallen Uruguayan soldier not to arrive before Thursday

Authorities in Montevideo admitted Monday that bringing back the body of 39-year-old Rodolfo Álvarez, the Uruguayan soldier killed in action while serving on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco), will not take place before Thursday. Álvarez had a wife and two daughters aged 4 months and 4 years, respectively.

The Uruguayan National Army has announced that the ceremony to receive the remains of the Uruguayan soldier who died in the Congo will take place this Thursday at 11:30. After the ceremony, the remains will be transferred to Santa Clara del Olimar, where the military honors will be surrendered and the funeral will be held. In a statement, the Army indicated that the situation in the area of Goma, Rusayo and its surroundings remains unchanged. In…

The repatriation of the remains of the young soldier will take place in the early morning of 13 February. Álvarez’s remains will be taken to the city of Santa Clara de Olimar, in the department of Treinta y Tres, where he was originally from. There he will be buried. Álvarez died on 25 January last in Congo, after [...]