Falklands.

[stumfelter 3,034]

Just watching a programme about Chinook helicopter (Bravo November) that was apparently the only heavy lift helicopter in the Falklands and I wondered if anyone on here served there? It certainly seemed like touch and go at times.

[WILF 49,663]

3 hours ago, maxhardcore said:

 

Imo Britain was still Great when these lads went to War.

Its went downhill fast since then on many fronts.

I think we were kinda still all in it together back then.

What the fook has happened eh .

Now and again mate, you are inclined to make some very astute posts and this is one of them.

We got ships out the scrap yard, the lads had shit kit, no helicopters which is why that had to walk across that poxy island and we just went down there and did it.....we even managed to fit in a bayonet charge !!........writing stuff like that is an echo of a country I feel is long gone and it makes me very sad.

Proper lads, proper nation.

Edited June 2, 2018 by WILF

[WILF 49,663]

2 minutes ago, maxhardcore said:

Wilf most of what I say is about on the ball pardon the pun

Yous Southerners just can't admit it

Don’t get carried away ! Lol 

[Born Hunter 17,907]

Hell of an accomplishment that campaign. I really enjoy reading about it.

It was an event eagerly watched by the entire world and no doubt partly shaped global politics over the following years.

[Deker 3,478]

It was indeed a remarkable achievement and despite the daily reports we got in the media, I rather think it was a lot closer at times than we were led to believe!

 

[Meece 1,958]

Again it was a fauĺt of politicians that had to be resolved by the blood and sweat of the lads. I remember that clown John Knott getting ripped to bits by Robin Day who called knott  a 'here-today, gone-tomorrow politician' ! knott got up and walked out. It's a pity they didn't string knott up for incompetence. A lot of blokes were killed, maimed and it cost this country a fortune because of incompetance and negligence. 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,793]

Everyday , as I walk into work , there is a little wall piece , with a list of battles on it. 

Normandy, Arnhem, Sicily, Egypt ,Iraq , Afghanistan, 

but my eyes are always drawn to one line on it . 

“Longden, 11th June 82, 23 dead”

The words , 

“follow me lads , I’m f***ing bulletproof “ are written into airborne folklore 

 

[Arry 24,580]

I've no idea if this is true. I had ex marines working for me (good lads) any way told me few stories about the Falklands how they were shitting through the eye of a needle because of the crap water on that yompe across the island. When it was quite at night with radio silence some body would whisper on the radio " are there any care bears out there" and a minute later "I'm a care bear" and another. Then some officer would bark "radio silence" few minutes later "are there any care bears" you got the jest. They had me laughing with their stories, and do you know not many people would take them on, I found them good lads.

Cheers Arry

[mackem 29,522]

Friend of mines brother was one of the 22 marines taken prisoner when the Argentinians invaded.

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,793]

Not a million percent sure , think the guards went after the op as a relief force, Gurkhas sent elements I believe intergtated with 5 AB and 3 comm bde

[WILF 49,663]

I watched the reports come back on the telly that day when they hit the Sir Galahad, you could see the ship glowing red....it was f***ing terrible.

I remeber clearly as the landing craft went backward and forwards getting lads off and I remeber as they stretchered one lad ashaw he was holding his leg up in the air except he had no leg from the knee down.

He was calm as f**k, just holding his leg up tight to stop himself bleeding to death.

And the lads just worked away with this metal coffin bellowing smoke behind them in the inlet and you just knew it was a living hell going on behind that red hot steel.

That was guards on that boat.

I have heard varying reports about “H” Jones, some saying he was a hero and others a f***ing liability putting blokes in needless danger.

I believe it was a guards regiment that did the bayonet charge into well dug in positions on Mount Tumbledown......jumped in and got amongst it hand to hand.

I watched the whole thing on telly from start to finish, from the minute they sailed out to the minute they came home..........

Edited June 3, 2018 by WILF

[tatsblisters 10,933]

I was was working down the pit at the time and even amongst some hard left wingers their was pride in our armed forces and remember the collections we had when some one from the village was killed on HMS Sheffield .

[tatsblisters 10,933]

Maybe my town would be a better place if men like this had lived.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-15171047

[king 12,024]

Ozzy wrote this nearly 50yrs ago and it's still very relevant today.

The words he sings are spot on.

And you don't have to be Into rock music to appreciate the song.

This modern video over the song couldn't be better.

 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,793]

The soldiering carried out over there was of nothing but the highest calibre. 

But whenever I read about the war , this guys picture always comes to my mind  , the man was the living embodiment of everything an airborne section commander should be and the consensus was that he should also have got the v c 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2845759/Medal-victory-forgotten-Falklands-hero-government-U-turn-paves-way-paratrooper-receive-gallantry-award.html