By Paul Ponce A few weeks ago, I learned that a friend I admired deeply had passed away. His name was Neil Wilkinson. To his shipmates in the British Royal Navy he was simply Wilky. He famously served as an A-B gunner aboard HMS Intrepid during the 1982 war in the South Atlantic between the UK and Argentina — a 74-day conflict with intense fighting on air, land, and sea. On May 27, 1982, Neil fired on an Argentine A-4 Skyhawk flown by 1st Lt. Mariano Velasco, widely regarded

Jorge and Acacia Buceta, my grandparents, boarding an Aerolineas Argentinas jet (Comet 4), 1965. By Paul Ponce Want to improve your language skills? Forget grammar drills. Forget waiting until you’re “ready.” Here’s how my abuelo hacked English—straight off the plane in 1965—with zero apps, zero classes, and definitely no Duolingo owl stalking him at midnight. ✈️ Windy morning. Ezeiza Airport, Buenos Aires, 1965. That’s my grandparents in the photo, boarding a flight to the U