This week, 32 years in the past, Britain was coming to phrases with some of the important setbacks within the battle to liberate the Falkland Islands, the sinking on the identical day of HMS Coventry and the service provider vessel Atlantic Conveyor. The assault on the container ship robbed the duty drive of most of its Chinook helicopters. The lack of that important airlift slowed down the land marketing campaign with giant numbers of troops famously needing as a substitute to “yomp” into battle. Our reporter Geoff Meade met up with a soldier who survived the catastrophe and marked its anniversary by collaborating in an unconventional occasion to lift assist for service veterans from all conflicts.
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