Falklands war anniversary

[Corsair7]

So how will the UK be celebrating and commemorating our historic victory this day in June? Flags flyings, marching bands, street parties, fly pasts, full Fleet review....?

Have I missed the planning and preparations being announced...?

Or don't we want to upset anyone....?

[Ozzie Osmond]

No doubt the Argentines will ram home their superiority with a record-breaking haul of gold medals at the London Olympics.....

Mind you, the British would probably feel a bit miffed if Johnny Argentine claimed sovereignty over the Isle of Wight!

[Eric Mc]

They might drag the Isle of Wight kicking and screaming into the 1980s.

[MartG]

Ozzie Osmond said:

No doubt the Argentines will ram home their superiority with a record-breaking haul of gold medals at the London Olympics.....

Unless they decide not to attend as a protest

[Caulkhead]

Eric Mc said:

They might drag the Isle of Wight kicking and screaming into the 1980s.

No chance, we like it back in the fifties thanks, you can keep your north island with your immigrants and socialists. Anyway, I'm just off to mob lynch a homo before lunch. . . . .

[marcosgt]

Ozzie Osmond said:

No doubt the Argentines will ram home their superiority with a record-breaking haul of gold medals at the London Olympics.....

Mind you, the British would probably feel a bit miffed if Johnny Argentine claimed sovereignty over the Isle of Wight!

Although they might have a better case if it was peopled only by people speaking Spanish

M.

[BMWBen]

marcosgt said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

No doubt the Argentines will ram home their superiority with a record-breaking haul of gold medals at the London Olympics.....

Mind you, the British would probably feel a bit miffed if Johnny Argentine claimed sovereignty over the Isle of Wight!

Although they might have a better case if it was peopled only by people speaking Spanish

M.

And we might be a bit miffed if the french claimed sovereignty over Great Britain... We *are* 20 times closer to France than the Falklands are to Argentina after all.

Who gives a crap, why has sovereignty got anything to do with "this island is close to this other island" anyway? It's a completely arbitrary social concept that has nothing to do with geography!

[vonuber]

BMWBen said:

And we might be a bit miffed if the french claimed sovereignty over Great Britain...

I would've thought Jersey myself..

[Pothole]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Mind you, the British would probably feel a bit miffed if Johnny Argentine claimed sovereignty over the Isle of Wight!

How is that even relevant?

[Bill]

Corsair7 said:

So how will the UK be celebrating and commemorating our historic victory this day in June? Flags flyings, marching bands, street parties, fly pasts, full Fleet review....?

Have I missed the planning and preparations being announced...?

Or don't we want to upset anyone....?

It wasn't a huge fight for our country, it was a scrap started by a bunch of jumped up idiots who thought we wouldn't be bothered so I'm not convinced it's worth celebrating as such TBH, and Remembrance Sunday is for all losses in war which covers the commemoration aspect.

[Caulkhead]

Bill said:

Corsair7 said:

So how will the UK be celebrating and commemorating our historic victory this day in June? Flags flyings, marching bands, street parties, fly pasts, full Fleet review....?

Have I missed the planning and preparations being announced...?

Or don't we want to upset anyone....?

It wasn't a huge fight for our country, it was a scrap started by a bunch of jumped up idiots who thought we wouldn't be bothered so I'm not convinced it's worth celebrating as such TBH, and Remembrance Sunday is for all losses in war which covers the commemoration aspect.

I'm more inclined to make a fuss about it now the Argies are getting all beligerent about it than i was a year ago. . . . . .

[alfaman]

worth celebrating for the sake of the Falkland Islanders who retained their freedom as a result of the conflict and soldiers who lost their lives.

How would you feel if you had been invaded by a fascist military dictatorship? Most Islanders moved to the Falklands for a quiet/ different way of life and deserve the right to retain their way of life . "Desire the Right" as it says on the flag .

(I admit I have strong feelings about this ...partly as I lived there for a year or two not long after the conflict.

[Bill]

alfaman said:

worth celebrating for the sake of the Falkland Islanders who retained their freedom as a result of the conflict and soldiers who lost their lives.

How would you feel if you had been invaded by a fascist military dictatorship? Most Islanders moved to the Falklands for a quiet/ different way of life and deserve the right to retain their way of life . "Desire the Right" as it says on the flag .

(I admit I have strong feelings about this ...partly as I lived there for a year or two not long after the conflict.

Fair point. I should have said "not worth celebrating here", I expect the Falkland Islanders feel differently.

[cazzer]

BMWBen said:

And we might be a bit miffed if the french claimed sovereignty over Great Britain...

They've tried. Although I seem to remember the last successful attempt being 1066

[Old Merc]

Bill said:

It wasn't a huge fight for our country, it was a scrap started by a bunch of jumped up idiots who thought we wouldn't be bothered so I'm not convinced it's worth celebrating as such TBH, and Remembrance Sunday is for all losses in war which covers the commemoration aspect.

One of the "SCRAPS" was Goose Green,500 Paras out numbered 3-1 fought in freezing conditions all through the night and won!! killed about 50 Arg` and took 1000 prisoners!! Similar situation at Tumbledown and others,most of it close hand to hand stuff.255 British Service Men and 3 Female Islanders lost their lives in a war that was the only 100% no argument (British Land, British People,Taken over etc etc)conflict we have been involved in since WW2.The success put the "Great" back in GB and reminded the world that you dont mess with the Brits.

[Bill]

And no doubt the Paras, and other services, will be commemorating the occasion but it doesn't warrant street parties etc as per the OP. IMO.

[vonuber]

cazzer said:

They've tried. Although I seem to remember the last successful attempt being 1066

Well no, they were really Vikings.

[bridgdav]

Bill said:

And no doubt the Paras, and other services, will be commemorating the occasion but it doesn't warrant street parties etc as per the OP. IMO.

Sorry but I have to say COCK


Were you old enough to hear the daily news during the war (YES it was a war)
Evening news of a list of dead was something I will never forget.
Simon Weston... need I say more.

For the heros and families - we salute you.

Of course WE - as a nation - even if it is diluted with Immigrants and foreigners should respect those who gave their lives for victory.



I Really don't know why.... But... I will always have an affinity or support for GB in Falklands as it was part of my life and teenage years.

Edited by bridgdav on Friday 2nd March 03:46

[alfaman]

Bill said:

alfaman said:

worth celebrating for the sake of the Falkland Islanders who retained their freedom as a result of the conflict and soldiers who lost their lives.

How would you feel if you had been invaded by a fascist military dictatorship? Most Islanders moved to the Falklands for a quiet/ different way of life and deserve the right to retain their way of life . "Desire the Right" as it says on the flag .

(I admit I have strong feelings about this ...partly as I lived there for a year or two not long after the conflict.

Fair point. I should have said "not worth celebrating here", I expect the Falkland Islanders feel differently.

I still think it is worth celebrating [here] .. they were liberated from the clutches of a fascist invasion.

Imagine if the Shetlands or [say] Scilly Isles had been invaded in 1982 by a military Junta .. and then liberated by British forces ... would we not celebrate their re-found freedom.

255 people gave up their lives to protect the Islanders.

After the conflict many people [me included] worked very hard for around 2 years to build a new air base at Mount Pleasant to ensure/ protect the ongoing freedom of the Falkland Islanders

...I believe retaining democratic freedom for the Islanders is something worth celebrating

[anonymous-user]

I'm not sure we need to celebrate winning the war, we don't celebrate winning all the other wars and conflicts Britain has been involved in. Shouldn't we be a looking forward people rather than being focused on past conflicts.

We remember the dead every year in remembrance day.