HMS Sheffield survivor recalls guilt he still feels 40 years after sinking
In 1982, then-22-year-old Chris Purcell was serving on the ship's galley and as a gunner when Argentinian jets attacked the vessel.
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Falklands Falklands conflict: When the Navy sank Argentina's General Belgrano
The Argentinian cruiser was torpedoed by the UK during the 1982 conflict.
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Falklands Falklands: Sheffield comes together to commemorate lost warship
HMS Sheffield sank in 1982 after being hit by an Argentine missile.
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Veterans Falklands: Pilots recall daring Operation Black Buck
An aging aircraft fleet had to be flown 4,000 miles on a bombing mission in 1982.
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Politics 40th anniversary of Falklands conflict marked at House of Lords
The event was organised by SSAFA, a military charity that supported the families in the UK during the conflict.
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Veterans How stand-up comedy helped a Falklands veteran cope with PTSD
David Cruickshanks was just a teenager when he was sent to the Falkland Islands in 1982.
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Falklands Falklands remembrance service held at St Paul's Cathedral
It is 40 years since the Falklands conflict which claimed the lives of 255 British personnel.
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Falklands Falklands veterans gather to mark 40 years since task force set sail
Thousands of British personnel were part of the task force sent to re-take the Falklands Islands in 1982 after Argentina invaded.
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Documentary Watch: New Falklands conflict documentary revealing incredible story of top-secret psychological warfare mission
'My Secret Falklands War: When Britain's Military Took To The Airwaves' explores one of Margaret Thatcher's strangest operations.
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Falklands Falklands veterans return to battle site on therapeutic archaeological trip
The former soldiers fought in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown in 1982.
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Veterans Falklands task force: Those who were there remember deploying in 1982
We have spoken to those who remember being part of the operation.
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Falklands Forty years on: The woman embedded with Thatcher's Task Force
Linda Kitson was the official war artist of the Falklands War.
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Falklands Falklands War veteran urges pipers to unite to remember fallen servicemen
Pipers are being asked to play the Crags of Mount Tumbledown – composed by a soldier while under Argentine fire on the Falklands hill.
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Falklands 40 years since Falklands War began
Following the Argentine invasion, the UK launched Operation Corporate, tasked with regaining the British territory in the South Atlantic.
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Falklands Watch: The Falklands war as it happened
The conflict lasted 74 days and cost more than 900 lives.
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Falklands Falklands risks becoming forgotten conflict, research suggests
Only 4% of more than 2,100 adults polled by Help for Heroes were able to answer questions on the Falklands conflict correctly.