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Mount Longdon veteran says he will ‘never forget’ key battle

Thomas Herring was a sergeant in 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, tasked with retaking Mount Longdon in the Falklands War

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Inside incredible lives of Falklands War veterans who found lasting love during conflict

While they served with the British Army in the ten-week Falklands War over the South Atlantic colony, John Graham and Andy Butterworth met the women they would marry

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

Three in ten over-50s have little memory of Falklands War - despite living through it

Over a third admit they feel 'ashamed' they don't know more about events during their own past - and a Falklands veteran said it is important not to forget the conflict

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

Inflation hits 40-year high: What was life like in Britain the last time things were so dire in 1982

Margaret Thatcher was PM, unemployment at its worst since the 1930s, the Falklands War broke out and ‘Come on Eileen’ was the year’s biggest-selling single

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Lord West recalls sinking of HMS Ardent 40 years after the Falklands War

The former First Sea Lord described how he wrote letters to the next of kin, ‘mothers and wives of the chaps who died’.

The Independent UK · May 14, 2022

Vandalism in Co Tyrone town condemned by local councillors

Last weekend a Falklands War memorial was damaged in the town while damage was also caused to an allotment made by the local Men’s Shed

Belfast Live · May 11, 2022

HMS Sheffield survivor 'proud' of his service to the country during Falklands War

David Atkinson survived when HMS Sheffield became the first British warship lost in combat since the Second World War. On Sunday David and his shipmates went to a memorial service at Sheffield Cathedral

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Destruction of Moskva ‘another example of Russian military failure’

It is believed to be the first missile cruiser to be sunk during a conflict since the Falklands War

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022

'I remember the call saying I was going out there' The stark memories of the veterans who were some of the first boots on the ground during the Falklands war

"There was definitely this realisation that I might not be coming home."

Wales Online · Apr 10, 2022

Falklands veterans back on islands to assist survey of battlefields

They are working with archaeologists and others on the Falklands War Mapping Project.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022