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Simon Weston; My Life, My Story
August 22, 2015 @ 6:45 pm BST
It was the conflict of a generation and one that many will never forget. On the second of April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands with the aim of recapturing them through a claim that they had inherited the islands from Spain in the1800’s.
The Islands, which had been controlled by Great Britain for nearly 150 years, became a battle ground and the UK government were quick to defend both the Islands and it’s inhabitants. What was to follow saw the deaths of 655 Argentine Soldiers and 255 British Serviceman.
Amongst those who were sent to the conflict was Simon Weston OBE.
