Falklands 25

LaEmeMexicana · 17 Jun 2007 at 19:30

this is a big shout to all the brave british soldiers who fought & died in the falklands in june 1982.........YOU'RE ALL HEROES & BRAVE BRITISH WARRIORS!

'god save the queen' - 'rule brittania'

PAY YOUR RESPECTS PEOPLE, ITS THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR THE SACRIFICES MADE...

LaEmeMexicana · 17 Jun 2007 at 19:57

you guys disappoint me

Digital Punk · 17 Jun 2007 at 20:27

Yup. Been watching the Falklands stuff on history channel this week.

Truly awe inspiring stuff against all the odds. True heroes.

They have my utmost respect.

steveo · 17 Jun 2007 at 20:32

am liking you more and more mate

my dad was down there in the march L cpl Roger James 3 para was hit by argy artillery on mt Longdon after taking it, hit in the ankle, hip and shoulder and was med evaced out by the one and only prince Andrew

i recorded the whole show on dvd and am just going through it to get some screenys of him (he was shown a fair few times)

and yes am very proud of him i had been born 4 weeks before he set sail

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LaEmeMexicana · 17 Jun 2007 at 20:42

steveo said:
am liking you more and more mate my dad was down there in the march L cpl Roger James 3 para was hit by argy artillery on mt Longdon after taking it, hit in the ankle, hip and shoulder and was med evaced out by the one and only prince Andrew i recorded the whole show on dvd and am just going through it to get some screenys of him (he was shown a fair few times)

and yes am very proud of him i had been born 4 weeks before he set sail

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*well tell your dad he is a true brave british warrior, im ex army myself, but they are THE BOYS WHO MADE THE NOISE!

doing their bit for queen n country........truly amazing, & undiscribely brave!
i bow my head to all the british falkland fighters!

'land of hope & glory', dont mess with the british army.

Jimbo · 17 Jun 2007 at 20:53

My brother was in the falklands war in the royal navy, he seen a lot of fighting. I respect them all.

LaEmeMexicana · 17 Jun 2007 at 20:54

Jimbo said:
My brother was in the falklands war in the royal navy, he seen a lot of fighting. I respect them all.

*well jimbo, a big shout to the RN guys who did there bit, nuff respect!

big_white_dog84 · 17 Jun 2007 at 21:34

We could never repeat that conflict again today. More likely we'd lob a few TLAMs into their parliament til they surrendered.
It is also widely thought that if the Argies had waited just 6 months then we wouldn't have even bothered trying to retake the islands because we wouldn't have had the two carriers necessary for sea control.

steveo · 17 Jun 2007 at 21:44

your right if it did happen today we would have NATO on the british side and am sure bush would want to show the world the might of the USA, and uk would be able to put a few tomahawks in to the argys parliment, but we still would have had the carriers even 2 years after, and we did have the americans selling us the AA missiles that shot down the argys planes

XPE · 17 Jun 2007 at 21:58

big_white_dog84 said:
We could never repeat that conflict again today. More likely we'd lob a few TLAMs into their parliament til they surrendered.
It is also widely thought that if the Argies had waited just 6 months then we wouldn't have even bothered trying to retake the islands because we wouldn't have had the two carriers necessary for sea control.

The worrying thing there is a lot of truth to that, we were planing on selling the Invicible :eek:

steveo said:
your right if it did happen today we would have NATO on the british side and am sure bush would want to show the world the might of the USA, and uk would be able to put a few tomahawks in to the argys parliment, but we still would have had the carriers even 2 years after, and we did have the americans selling us the AA missiles that shot down the argys planes

Nato was around in those days

And the yank sold us the sidewinder missle which did shot donw 27 jets. (tho im sure it wasnt out the goodness of there hearts)

saddler · 17 Jun 2007 at 22:18

Having been out there several times it never ceases to amaze me what the troops on both sides went through.

The British fought across what is a very harsh terrian in winter. Just walking around in the cold wind and rain, let alone advancing under fire, is very hard there. This is one conflict that we won not with technology or overwhelming numbers, but with the determination and incredible bravery of the troops. To stand on the spot were Lt. Col Jones gave his life to locate a sniper thus saving his men is a humbling experience. This was one of many such acts.

It is also worth sparing a though for the Argentinans who died in the war, many were conscripts with very little training and almost no suitable clothing, ammunition or food. The Falklands are nothing like Argentina and having seen it, many simply had no idea what they were doing there.

Some images

The track from San Calos bay

The British cemerty there

The Falklands is actually a beautiful place and a widlife haven

I have more images on my webiste, here , if anyone is interested.

LaEmeMexicana · 20 Jun 2007 at 15:37

yes, a big shout to all the argentinian troops thought fought/died in the falklands too, very brave too, only doing their jobs.......i have nothing against the 'argys'.....