| Foresightpaint | 10 Oct 2013 4:24 a.m. PST |
Something a bit different on my blog at: link Some pics of the Falklands battlefields shortly after the war |
| GROSSMAN | 10 Oct 2013 5:49 a.m. PST |
Nice field trip, thanks for posting. |
| pigbear | 10 Oct 2013 9:30 a.m. PST |
Agreed, post more if you have them. |
| Foresightpaint | 10 Oct 2013 11:20 a.m. PST |
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| BattlerBritain | 10 Oct 2013 2:30 p.m. PST |
Was it really 30 years ago? Where have the years gone? Good piccies – thanks for posting. |
| cmdr kevin | 10 Oct 2013 8:54 p.m. PST |
I remember when WW II was thirty years ago, wow. |
| Martin Rapier | 11 Oct 2013 5:01 a.m. PST |
I remember when WW2 was 20 years ago… But yes, the Falklands does feel a bit like something from another era. The roll call of ships deployed is unbelievable, couldn't do that now. |
| Foresightpaint | 11 Oct 2013 6:05 a.m. PST |
The pictures prove that it was fought in colour whereas it was only black and white in Northern Ireland. |
FusilierDan  | 11 Oct 2013 1:41 p.m. PST |
Not looking to get into Blue Fez territory I just went on a tour in Buenos Ares and passed a memorial to the Argentine Soldiers who died and later a group who is still fighting for benefits for the veterans. Being from the USA this made the conflict more real and brought it closer to home. |
| Sparker | 11 Oct 2013 1:49 p.m. PST |
Yes the way the Argentine Government treats its Falklands vets is shocking. The widows are regularly invited to visit, but so far there has only been one low key and privately funded visit. There have been numerous attempts to discuss repatriating the bodies, but all stalled by the Argie govt. Its quite frustrating to the British garrison, who nevertheless take great care of the Argentinian cemeteries and handful of memorials. I once accompanied a patrol of the Resident Infantry Company, found from Support Coy QLR, to a high and remote location, and once when we stopped for a break and to check in, the normally loqatious and loudly spoken patrol leader mumbled something inarticulate about going off somewhere alone. I assumed he'd gone to answer the call of nature, though strangely he hadn't taken a shovel…Time passed and I grew worried, so 2 of us went after him into the mist… We found him polishing up the brass plaque to an Argentine Memorial cairn with a bottle of brasso he'd carried in his pocket the whole patrol… An exercise in futility really, in that damp and inhospitable place, but very moving in a strange way… |
| General Jumbo | 11 Oct 2013 5:57 p.m. PST |
I wonder if we will be leaving any brass plaques in Afghanistan, and will the same care be taken? |
| Joes Shop | 12 Oct 2013 3:19 a.m. PST |
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| Foresightpaint | 11 Jun 2014 2:59 p.m. PST |
I posted this up on the boards last year. It didnt attract any controversy in the way the current Falklands debate did. I recall looking in the sheep shearing sheds at Goose Green and seeing them stacked full of abandoned Argentine small arms. It was a remarkable sight. No profound messages here but perhaps the football team might like to hold up a picture of that asa reminder that before they start empty sloganeering there are always consequences. |
| Foresightpaint | 21 Jul 2014 8:10 a.m. PST |
I've added some more photos to my blog. Hope they may be of interest link |
| bgbboogie | 21 Jul 2014 12:08 p.m. PST |
Yep that's Benny Land…..4 trips there never want to see the place again. |
| Guthroth | 21 Jul 2014 12:53 p.m. PST |
Was it Benny's ? Or Still's ? :-) |
| TamsinP | 22 Jul 2014 3:45 a.m. PST |
'worse part of being in the Falklands was the bloody Jim Davidson visits'! Oz, Auf Wiedersehen Pet |
| bgbboogie | 24 Jul 2014 8:24 a.m. PST |
@Gothroth benny's first trip Stills last trip LOL :)
@Tamsinp Jim Davidson…he was ok….but the girls ah they were nice and needed at the time. |
worries about not losing his rules stuff.
