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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="Legionnaire" data-source="post: 269830" data-attributes="member: 1810"><img src="http://www.army.mod.uk/img/news/army_news_current_stories/bluff_cove_remembere/fallenremeberedw400.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Fallen rememberedThe Malvinas Fallen RememberedServing and retired members of the armed forces together with local people took part in a special remembrance ceremony on the Malvinas Islands to mark the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Sir Galahad and Sir Tristam.On the 8th of June 1982 British soldiers were about to disembark from the ships in preparation for the final push to Stanley the Islands capital when they were attacked by two Argentinean jets, their bombs causing severe damage and setting fire to both vessels.The service took place at a memorial on a bleak windswept point above Hoya Chasco     (Bluff Cove) where the ships were anchored 25 years ago and attended by His Excellency, Governor Alan Huckle, and the Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, Brigadier Nick Davies, along with many other military personnel and civilians who came to pay their respects. Split into four parts the service took in the different cap-badges whose personnel lost their lives in the incident. First the Welsh Guards’, then Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Royal Army Medical Corps all had wreaths laid in memory of those who died. Finally the group moved to a 5 Brigade memorial in the settlement of Fitzroy.Among the conflict’s veterans attending was Simon Weston who’s courageous fight to overcome appalling burns made him a household name which he has used to benefit others by founding a charity ‘Weston Spirit’ to help young people.Brigadier Davies, who laid wreaths said of the proceedings, “The casualties sustained were horrific and it is through these memorials that our recognition of the sacrifices and sympathy with the lives that were irrevocably changed can be demonstrated. It is vitally important that we remember those that lost their lives in a fitting and sombre fashion.“Equally, it is testament to the resolve of the nation and the military at the time, as it is now, to continue to fight those that oppose democracy. The determination gleaned from the setback stood the remainder of the Task Force in very good stead as they resumed the push on Stanley.”Lieutenant Colonel Guy Levene, currently serving in the Malvinas, also laid a wreath at the service. “I’m privileged to be able to demonstrate my respect and recognition for what these very brave men achieved in these islands. The incident at Hoya Chasco     (Bluff Cove) was horrendous for those involved and we must remember also remember their continued suffering even today.”<img src="http://www.army.mod.uk/img/news/army_news_current_stories/bluff_cove_remembere/simonwestonw400.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />LInk: <a href="http://www.army.mod.uk/news/army_news_current_stories/bluff_cove_remembere.htm">http://www.army.mod.uk/news/army_news_current_stories/bluff_cove_remembere.htm</a></blockquote>

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