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Originally Posted by Rem3pt

My parents weren't even married then nevermind me! I have great respect for them nevertheless.

Yes, I have great respect for my parents as well but what has that got to do with the Falklands?

Originally Posted by broadside

Yes, I have great respect for my parents as well but what has that got to with the Falklands?

I was referring to the men and women who served in the Falklands war. I didn't put the meaning across very well!

Originally Posted by Rem3pt

My parents weren't even married then nevermind me! I have great respect for them nevertheless.

I've got great respect for your parents too as without them you wouldn't have posted that message and that would mean that I would be replying to something that wouldn't have happened.

And that would make me a blithering idiot..

I was a school boy, 13 years old. Dad disappeared with the task force as did most Marines. Fuck, my mum didn't like that twat on telly who kept saying "One of our ships has been lost". Cheers twat, just scare to death everyfuckingone for a news snippit.

I had the privilage of my senior marines and Corprals when I passed out all being Falklands Vets, top teachers. This site has had/has Marines from NP8901 and the units that re took the Falklands as members for many a year, same as we've been privalilaged to have matelots who were part of the task force that won the islands back. I salute you.

I was four. I feel like I can remember things on the news about it but most likely it's all the documentaries that have been on TV since, although I certainly the remember the documentary on Simon Weston being aired. That was probably a year or three after it was all over.

One of my closest mates served on Alacrity in 82. He doesn't talk much about it unless it comes up in conversation, then we manage to prize a couple of snippets of his experience down there from him.

Heroes the lot of em.

Originally Posted by wet_blobby

I had the privilage of my senior marines and Corprals when I passed out all being Falklands Vets, top teachers.

The vast majority of the instructors when i was a Junior Leader were Falklands vets as well. They were, by and enlarge, ex 216 (Airborne Signals), Commando Signals or 264 (Signals SAS). Mad as badgers but by God, they made those exercises realistic.

I was 4 years old so had little recollection of it happening at the time. However my first ship had a lot of vets. As 95% of mess was old source branch there were a few in the mess.

They rarely spoke of it when they did it wasn't for long but I listened to their dits. One even had flash backs when you shook him.

My thoughts are with those still suffering, and those that didn't come back.

I served on the Glasgow which was also a veteran in her own right.

Shame today's generation have little knowledge or respect for those that fought in 82.

So to those on here who were down there. My cap goes off to you and you know you are always welcome to chit a beer or two on my beer bill


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