Falklands War 30 years on

[Terpe]

Services are being held in Britain and Argentina to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War.


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[Terpe]

Seems unbelieveable to me that it was 30 years ago

[stevewool]

time flies, oncethe conflict had finnish 2 of my brothers went there to help rebuild the place, was there quite a long time years. made a lot of money and what a experiance they had too

[KeithD]

We complain we no longer have a Navy, well neither do the Argies, and they'd have even less if they set sail for the Falklands

[Maricel_23]

My husband was one of the commandos who fought in Falklands.

[tiger31]

I was in the royal navy joining my ship .h.m.s sheraton in gibralter at the time .I remember all the ships coming in to gibralter to finish getting their supplies for the long trip south I was in a naafi bar having a pint with crewmates when trevor mcdonald came on ITN with a newsflash that h.m.s sheffield had been hit with excocet missile you could have heard a pin drop at the time everyone just stood there with there jaws dropping i remember thinking .... im going to war this the real thing lol

[subseastu]

My husband was one of the commandos who fought in Falklands.

I worked with some guys who saw action out there and have nothing but the utmost respect for them and what they did thousands of miles away from home, in extremely difficult conditions and often ill equiped for the job in hand. I worked down there for just over 4 months and it is a very harsh place to be.

[Arthur Little]

... it is a very harsh place to be.

... juStu telling it as it really IS!

[grahamw48]

It must be a long time ago.

I remember being worried about getting called up !

Also my dad (ex 30 years RN, and in 1982 a civilian instructor with the MOD...Army) was on the reserve list or something like that.

Anyway, we kicked their arses out of there and would do so again.

[Dedworth]

The Parachute Regiment will be sent back to the Falkland Islands for the first time in 30 years in what veterans call a “strong statement of intent”.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9180...-30-years.html

[grahamw48]

Of course it's only political posturing by the Argies anyway.

How big a country do they need ?

Our guys are pretty battle-fit now, what with all the middle-eastern stuff, and would easily waste any South Americans.

[Amaw2008]

One fact which is sometimes forgotten about the Falklands War is the name of the man who was responsible for all of the deaths, British and Argentine, the self-important preening dictator Leopoldo Galtieri. I was no great fan of Maggie Thatcher, but what else could she have done? Thankfully Galtieri's regime was put out of business for good, and the Falklanders have the right to decide there own destiny. By the way, Galtieri himself is now dead; here is a little requiem for him

[grahamw48]

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My brother got the MBE for some things he did associated with the Falklands War...on Ascension Island.