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Falklands: my father was never the same again

Teri Newell was 14 when her father, Pipe Major James Riddell, was sent to the Falklands. His iconic tune, the Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, would become famous around the world, but the man behind it would never be the same.

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Falklands: 90% boredom 10% sheer terror

Growing up in Largs, Ayrshire, the sea had always been part of Kenny Duffy’s life. But nothing could prepare him for serving in the Falklands with the Royal Navy, which he described as “90% boredom, 10% sheer terror”.

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Falklands: distracting Argentinian forces from Mt Tumbledown

Les Braby had served in the Scots Guards for 20 years when he was sent to the Falklands. He led men in a diversionary attack in the final days of the conflict, distracting Argentinian forces from Mt Tumbledown.

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Stories from The Falklands

From those who served in the Falklands War to families who lost loved ones, read the stories of those who were there. Find out how their lives were affected by the conflict.

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Falklands: shooting at Argentinian planes and bombs at a football match

Drum Major Willie Urban recalls his time in the Falklands, shooting at Argentinian planes and finding a bomb during a football match.

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Falklands: landing on a glacier to pick up survivors

Stewart Cooper, a young naval officer from Aberdeenshire, helped crew the first helicopter on a South Georgian glacier at the beginning of the Falklands conflict. He co-piloted a daring rescue on a glacier, picking up survivors of another helicopter crash.

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Falklands: A four-month adrenaline rush

Graham Daniels was just 20 years old when he was sent to the Falklands aboard the “Crazy Y”. It was a four-month adrenaline rush, living with the constant threat of air attacks and going to the aid of ships in distress.

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Falklands: freezing conditions and the constant threat of air attack

Aboard the “Crazy Y”, Graham Walker remembers freezing conditions and the constant threat of air attack, as well as “pummelling” Argentinian forces and going to the aid of ships in distress.

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Falklands: memories of a teenage Scots Guards drummer

As a teenage drummer from Glasgow, Graham Hopewell was inspired to join the Scots Guards after seeing their band play for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Aged 19, he didn’t expect to find himself sent to a war zone 8000 miles away in the South Atlantic.

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Falklands: Theresa lost her husband in the Falklands War

Theresa was just 25 when she lost her husband on the final day of the Falklands conflict. Four decades later, she says it still feels like yesterday, as she remembers her devastation and the slow journey to rebuild her life.

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Falklands: how it shaped my life and career

As a teenager looking forward to university, Mark Beverstock didn’t expect to be sent to a war zone. Forty years later, the retired Rear Admiral looks back on how this early experience shaped his life and career.

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