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GET IT INTO YOUR HEADS THE FALKLANDS ARE BRITISH

I'm proud to be from the Falklands - and proud to be British

As Argentina cranks up the pressure over the Falklands, the Daily Mirror's Rob Burnett - a proud islander - explains what rule Britannia means to the inhabitants
The Falkland Islands is a remote, windswept archipelago 8,000 miles from Britain but, to me, it will always be home.
And the ultimate sacrifice made by hundreds of brave men and women to defend them 30 years ago is one reason the Islanders are determined to remain British – despite the threats from the Argentine government.
The past few months have seen an escalation in sabre-rattling by Argentine president Cristina Kirchner, who pressured South American countries into banning Falklands flagged vessels from their ports and branded Britain “a crude colonial power in decline“. She is also complaining to the United Nations about Britain “militarising” the situation after it sent destroyer HMS Dauntless to the South Atlantic. Read more HERE


WE SHOULD BE COMPLAINING TO THE UN ABOUT ALL THE LANDMINES HER FACIST COUNTRY LEFT EVERYWHERE WHEN IT INVADED A BRITISH ISLAND.

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My name is Emma Peacock I’m an Army musician and I play flute and piccolo in The Band and Bugles of The Rifles. I have been here a year and a half now, after completing Phase 1 training at ATR Pirbright and Phase 2 at The Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall.

UK HOMES FOR HEROES

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Falklands minefields tackled 08.02.12

Very kind of the Argies to leave us all these murderous landmines so we don’t forget about them.

WARRIORS IN THE SAND ROYAL MARINES

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POLICE BABE

General Sir Michael Jackson loses his stiff upper lip

As Generals go I have always considered General Sir Michael Jackson one of the better ones. But then militarily speaking what do I know, I’m the equivalent in football terms to a British  Sunday pub team and Jackson being Barcelona, but like the pub team that doesn't stop me having an opinion especially on a subject that has dominated my life for the last thirty years The Falkland Islands. I think for an experienced man like him to say Britain faces an 'impossible' battle if Argentina invades is in my opinion a defeatist attitude and you  should never give  succor to your enemy, even if the facts of your military strength may lead you to believe it may be extremely difficult as all Wars are never a stroll in the park are they? Imagine during World War Two Winston Churchill writing in the Times an article a few days before the battle of Britain basically conceding we should all start to learn German. Even if you think it, you don’t say it. Its not good for moral and its certainly not good for the nerves of the Falkland Islanders. The only party that gains any comfort from his words are the Argentineans. What Mike says about our Harrier fleet being sold of and our appalling lack of aircraft carriers is undoubtedly true and as we know all Senior officers always want more to do the job. I would be happy at this time with `sufficient` forces and I believe we do have those and we can successfully  defend the Falklands. If the Argentines fought half as hard as they throw insults at Britain we would be in trouble, but the truth is they do not have a stomach for another humiliating defeat and they also cannot afford it. It is another exercise in political sabre rattling and more to do with staying in office than any ridiculous claim to a group of Islands that have been British long before Argentina even existed as a Nation. A bully always believes if he shouts louder  and intimidates his victims he will get what he wants as is the case at the moment. Getting back to Mike its much easier for him to state his opinions once he  has hung up his uniform and safely banked his huge  pension, what he should be saying is “Keep calm and carry on.” The Falklands is just topical due to the anniversary, next year it will go back to the occasional mention especially if a Royal visits, perhaps William might like it so much he will take Kate their for a holiday What say you Cristina Fernández de Kirchner?

UBIQUE

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WATCHING MEN BURN FALKLANDS WAR BOOK

Gunner Tony McNally had a vital job in the Falklands - as a Rapier missile operator, his job was to protect the British ships and men from air attack by the fearless and desperate Argentinean pilots. His war went well - until June 8, 1982. McNally and his Rapier system were dug in on the hillside overlooking Bluff Cove, guarding the Sir Galahad troop ship as it sat waiting to offload hundreds of soldiers. Suddenly, enemy fighter-bombers screamed into the bay... and McNally's system failed. He watched, helpless, as bombs rained down on the defenceless ship. Fifty men of the Welsh Guards lost their lives and many others - famously including Simon Weston - were horribly burned. McNally's life changed in that moment. He left the army after the war and - though he re-enlisted and even volunteered for two tours of Northern Ireland - he was riddled by guilt and plagued by nightmares and flashbacks of that awful day. Watching Men Burn is his gripping, moving and funny story of army life and the dreadful reality of warfare and its effects on the survivors. With a foreword by Simon Weston. 

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WE SHALL DEFEND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

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