| The Falklands 23:07 - Jun 12 with 4593 views | stowmarketrange |
I just watched the bbc 2 program about the Falklands war and the stories of some of the veterans.Some really horrific stories from the servicemen involved in the battles to reclaim the islands.
I guess it still affects a lot of veterans and their families,even after 40 years.It was the first war involving Britain that I remember,and as I was living in Weymouth at the time,it affected a lot of naval families living in the town then.
I was actually on holiday in Florida at the time when the war broke out,so I missed the initial trouble trying to get any sort of response together.But the yanks out there were very enthusiastic about a war so close to them.
I know that the people involved were all regular servicemen and women,and a lot of them were severely affected by their experiences,but they all knew that armed conflict was a possibility when they signed up.I can’t imagine how much harder it must’ve been for the conscripted personnel in WW1 and 2,who left their ordinary jobs behind to fight in a war zone after just a few weeks basic training.How did they manage to adjust back into normal life again after what they’d been through.
My dad joined up on his 18th birthday in April 1944,and was posted to mainland Europe only a few months later,but it was something he never talked about,and we never asked.But most of his mates always seemed to have moved on from the things they did or saw.Was it a generational thing because they all lived through it together.Or did a lot suffer in silence because there wasn’t the help available then,and had to live with their demons for the rest of their lives?
I take my hat off to anyone who has fought in wars and conflicts to keep us all safe over the years. |  | | |  |
| The Falklands on 14:17 - Jun 13 with 1117 views | R_from_afar |
| The Falklands on 08:19 - Jun 13 by BazzaInTheLoft |
The current / next set of tensions over the Falklands will be oil related sadly. [Post edited 13 Jun 2022 8:19]
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Indeed.
It's difficult to prove it was the main reason for Russia's annexation of Crimea but the Crimean peninsula has vast offshore oil and gas resources in the Black Sea, estimated between 4-13 trillion cm of natural gas. |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| The Falklands on 14:21 - Jun 13 with 1107 views | stowmarketrange |
| The Falklands on 14:17 - Jun 13 by R_from_afar |
Indeed.
It's difficult to prove it was the main reason for Russia's annexation of Crimea but the Crimean peninsula has vast offshore oil and gas resources in the Black Sea, estimated between 4-13 trillion cm of natural gas. |
Lets hope that they have nobody to sell it to. | | | |
| The Falklands on 15:57 - Jun 13 with 992 views | Juzzie |
All wars, all sides.
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| The Falklands on 18:22 - Jun 13 with 870 views | Boston |
| The Falklands on 12:44 - Jun 13 by BazzaInTheLoft |
I think it's been very civil, but no more comment from me if that helps. |
Agree, it has been Civil, but you still come over as a bit of a Roundhead. |  |
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| The Falklands on 19:27 - Jun 13 with 801 views | DannytheR |
| The Falklands on 18:22 - Jun 13 by Boston |
Agree, it has been Civil, but you still come over as a bit of a Roundhead. |
And your posts are pretty Dixie. |  | | |
| The Falklands on 22:56 - Jun 13 with 681 views | Boston |
| The Falklands on 19:27 - Jun 13 by DannytheR |
And your posts are pretty Dixie. |
Cavalier old chap, it’s the ostrich feathers stuck in my fedora that grabbed me. | |
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| The Falklands on 00:35 - Jun 14 with 642 views | SydneyRs |
| The Falklands on 11:15 - Jun 13 by TheChef |
Given how awful Thatcher's ratings were just before the war, the timing of it was quite convenient to give her a boost. It certainly helped her win the 1983 election without it (although to be fair the Labour Party led by Michael Foot was always going to struggle...) |
There's a good chance Thatcher would have been gone after one term but for the Falklands. How different things might have been. | | | |
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