Cleverly insists 'Falklands are British' as Argentina ends co-operation deal
Argentina has long claimed sovereignty over the islands it calls Las Malvinas, which were the centre of the bloody conflict in 1982.
Argentina has long claimed sovereignty over the islands it calls Las Malvinas, which were the centre of the bloody conflict in 1982.
Mike Kelly served as the signaller for the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment's second-in-command and remembers this key first battle.
Ian Gardiner led his marines during the fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000-foot-high mountain, in 1982.
Veteran Derek Straw recalls how RAF Nimrod aircraft patrolled the South Atlantic to guard against potential enemy attacks.
Mick Fellows was the first man in naval history to defuse an unexploded bomb on board a warship at sea.
HMS Glamorgan had just completed her bombardment and sailing to safety when she was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile.
Nick Vaux was the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando during Britain's successful taking back of the Falkland Islands.
Each message they transmitted to home for the soldiers in the Falklands was the same: "I am safe".
More than 130 veterans who fought in the Falklands conflict returned to the islands 40 years on to meet the people they liberated.
Ann Woodard's husband died just hours before Argentina's surrender in 1982.
Dr Susie West's memoir covers when the cruise ship SS Canberra was diverted to the South Atlantic in 1982.
The Special Air Service had been drafted in to divert Argentinian forces away from the San Carlos landings.
The flight will see those chosen given the chance to be in the Falkland Islands over Remembrance weekend in November.
An event took place on the Royal Navy's flagship at HMNB Portsmouth to mark the 40th anniversary of the conflict.
Artefacts from the 1982 conflict are scattered all over the island – offering a window into its past.
The honour came during an Armed Forces Day parade.