Falklands: 1982 bombing of Sir Galahad remembered by survivor
Survivor and Welsh Guardsman veteran Neil Wilkinson was badly burnt when the RFA vessel was hit at the height of the Falklands conflict
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Falklands Falklands: Recalling the events leading up to Battle of Goose Green
The Argentines surrendered following two days of fierce fighting, which cost 2 PARA 17 lives, including their commanding officer.
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Falklands Falklands veteran recalls intense assault to retake Goose Green
Mike Kelly served as the signaller for the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment's second-in-command and remembers this key first battle.
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Falklands Govt says Falklands are British after email leaked with US options for Iran war payback
A Pentagon email was leaked with options for Washington to harm Nato allies it thinks have not sufficiently supported the Iran war
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Falklands 44 years later: Remembering the Falklands conflict, a defiant stand for sovereignty
On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands and South Georgia prompting a massive British military response
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Falklands Falklands hero's medals sell for £65,000 as widow honours his final wish
The medals of a 19-year-old paratrooper who helped capture Goose Green sell for £65,000, fulfilling his dying wish to provide for his wife
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RAF Summer here, winter there: How the RAF keeps flying when it's freezing in the Falklands
Mount Pleasant Airfield is exposed to some challenging snowy and icy conditions, where wind chill can make it feel as cold as -15°
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Royal Marines In pictures: Mural of iconic Falklands Yomper image unveiled to inspire future Royal Marines
The mural has been unveiled at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon
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Falklands It's pomp, plumes and powder smoke as Falkland Islanders greet new Governor
After Colin Martin-Reynolds was sworn in, he took part in a parade formed of Armed Forces and Falkland Islands Defence Force personnel
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Falklands How two amateur radio enthusiasts secretly passed soldiers' 'I am safe' messages during Falklands War
Each message they transmitted to home for the soldiers in the Falklands was the same: "I am safe".
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Falklands Falklands War: Veteran recalls horror of fires on ship after Argentine Exocet missile attack
HMS Glamorgan had just completed her bombardment and was sailing to safety when she was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile.
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Falklands Former Royal Marine on how his men seized Mount Harriet in daring Falklands raid
Nick Vaux was the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando during Britain's successful recapture of the Falkland Islands
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Falklands The story behind this famous photograph of the Falklands conflict
We went to meet the man behind 'the Yomper' – one of the most iconic photos taken of the conflict.
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Navy Falklands veteran HMS Bristol waved off from Portsmouth as she heads to the scrapyard
The historic vessel, which saw action in the Falklands, was a warship originally designed to defend a class of aircraft carriers never built
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News Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands marks four decades since its construction
Mount Pleasant Complex is a fighter and transport base for the UK military presence in the Falklands
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Army Sir John Nott: Defence secretary during the Falklands conflict dies aged 92
Sir John worked with Margaret Thatcher and before his politics career, served in the British Army as a lieutenant with 2nd Gurkha Rifles.