Post by KG on Jun 14, 2018 20:50:49 GMT
The Falklands War
April 2 - June 14, 1982
649 Argentinians, 255 British, and 3 civilian Falkland Islanders died during 1982 Falklands War.
The Falklands War started on April 2, 1982, when Argentine troops landed in the Falkland Islands. Fighting ended on June 14, 1982 following the British liberation of the islands' capital, Port Stanley, and the surrender of Argentine forces in the Falklands. The British declared a formal end to military activity on June 20, 1982.
The Restless Wave
"When I go down to the ocean
I watch the restless wave
It is nature's only tombstone
In memory of the brave
Beneath the ocean's surface
In the dark and silent deep
In God's hands are the heroes
For whom our hearts still weep
The years have passed so quickly
But my vigil I still keep
They are not dead but resting
In the ocean fast asleep
There are no special markers
In this graveyard far from shore
Just restless waves above them
For now and evermore."
CPO1 Jim Hunt CD, (Retired)
Royal Canadian Navy
Hopefully everyone will understand the importance of Remembrance,
so that sacrifices of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice are
never forgotten.
Lest We Forget.
April 2 - June 14, 1982
649 Argentinians, 255 British, and 3 civilian Falkland Islanders died during 1982 Falklands War.
The Falklands War started on April 2, 1982, when Argentine troops landed in the Falkland Islands. Fighting ended on June 14, 1982 following the British liberation of the islands' capital, Port Stanley, and the surrender of Argentine forces in the Falklands. The British declared a formal end to military activity on June 20, 1982.
The Restless Wave
"When I go down to the ocean
I watch the restless wave
It is nature's only tombstone
In memory of the brave
Beneath the ocean's surface
In the dark and silent deep
In God's hands are the heroes
For whom our hearts still weep
The years have passed so quickly
But my vigil I still keep
They are not dead but resting
In the ocean fast asleep
There are no special markers
In this graveyard far from shore
Just restless waves above them
For now and evermore."
CPO1 Jim Hunt CD, (Retired)
Royal Canadian Navy
Hopefully everyone will understand the importance of Remembrance,
so that sacrifices of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice are
never forgotten.
Lest We Forget.