Falklands War Memorial unveiled.

Discussion in 'Postwar' started by Peter Clare, May 20, 2012.

  1. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    A service has been held to dedicate a new memorial to the Britons who died in the Falklands War in 1982.
    The tribute, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, is designed to reflect the islands' landscape.
    The unveiling in front of more than 600 service veterans and their families, 30 years on from the task force landings in the Falklands, ended with a flypast.
    Before now, only a flag pole and bench honoured the UK service personnel and merchant seamen who died.
    The service was led by the Reverend David Cooper, and was followed by a flypast of the UK's last airworthy Vulcan bomber, which served in the islands.

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    BBC News - Falklands War memorial unveiled at National Arboretum
     
  2. Capt Bill

    Capt Bill wanderin off at a tangent

    Im there in June - I'll get some photos and fling them on here
     

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