Argentine veterans attempt to identify Falkland graves
The Argentine cemetery on the Falkland Islands contains 123 graves inscribed with the words: Argentine Soldier - Known Only to God.
Argentine Military Cemetery
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The Argentine Military Cemetery, Spanish: Cementerio de Darwin , is a military cemetery on East Falkland that holds the remains of 237 Argentine combatants killed during the 1982 Falklands War .It is located west of the Darwin Settlement close to the location of the Battle of Goose Green.
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Goose Green 2 Para Memorial in the Falkland Islands
View of Darwin and Goose Green from the 2 Para Memorial on Darwin Hill
Argentine Falklands War soldiers clash with police in pensions row
Argentine police clashed with a group of Falklands War veterans in Buenos Aires as they blocked one of the city's major avenues and demanded inclusion in a pension plan for solders.
The Falkland Islands | Falklands War | CB -TV | 1983
The Cameras from CB - TV Channel 14 visited the small British outpost - The Falkland Islands. Filmed in 1983, just over a year when the conflict between the Argentine occupation force and the British military ended, CB -TV takes a look at life on this rocky outpost, from the child's perspective.
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Darwin, Falkland Islands
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Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, 2.5 miles north of Goose Green.It was known occasionally as Port Darwin.Attractions in Darwin include a corral, the Galpon building which was home to nineteenth century gauchos, the Argentine Military Cemetery, and birdlife both in the Sound and the pond.There is also a small race course here, for local amateur and hobby horse riders.
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4:3 Argentina FM meets Nicaragua's Ortega, comment on Falklands
(21 Jan 2012)
1. Wide of meeting between Argentina's Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega at the Nicaraguan Presidential Palace
2. Mid of Timerman and Ortega talking
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Hector Timerman, Argentine Foreign Minister:
The Obama administration urged Great Britain and Argentina to enter into a dialogue for a peaceful resolution.
4. Mid of photographer
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Hector Timerman, Argentine Foreign Minister:
It's information that comes from the United States and is being positively welcomed by all of the Latin American people because it is the acknowledgment of a battle not only of Argentina but of all the free nations of Latin America.
6. Mid of officials meeting in front of flags
7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan president:
During his (Timerman's) visit to Nicaragua, the United States gave this statement where they are calling for dialogue.
8. Mid of Timerman and Ortega walking out of meeting room
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Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman welcomed on Friday comments by a US State Department spokesperson who urged the UK and Argentina to enter into a dialogue to resolve a conflict over the Falkland Islands.
Timerman was speaking during a visit to the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, where he held talks with President Daniel Ortega.
Argentina is trying to get Britain to negotiate the islands' sovereignty at the United Nations.
Britain has refused and is instead planning to send more military support to the remote archipelago.
Last month, Argentina persuaded Brazil, Uruguay and Chile to join a Mercosur trade group resolution to turn away ships flying the Falklands' flag.
A US State Department spokesperson who was questioned on Friday, said the United States recognises the de facto administration of the Falkland Islands by the UK but takes no stand in the question of sovereignty.
Timerman, who is currently touring South America, seized on the comments and said they were an acknowledgment of a battle not only of Argentina but of all the free nations of Latin America.
Britain has ruled the Falklands, which lie 290 miles (460 kilometres) east of Argentina's coast, for more than 180 years, but Argentina claims sovereignty over the islands, which it calls the Malvinas.
The two countries fought a brief war over the islands in 1982.
Britain still maintains about one-thousand troops in the territory, which is home to about three-thousand people.
Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron stressed that the people of the Falklands must decide their own future.
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Red Cross to begin ID of Argentine troop remains
(1 Jun 2017) A team of forensic experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday that it's about to start identifying the remains of 123 Argentine soldiers buried in a Falklands Island cemetery after the 1982 war.
Argentina lost a brief but bloody conflict with Britain after Argentine troops invaded the South Atlantic archipelago.
Both countries reached a deal last year to identify the remains of the fallen soldiers.
Red Cross officials said on Thursday that the process will begin on June 19.
We're realistic and not naive; identifying 100 percent of them will not be possible, Laurent Corbaz, who heads the project for the Red Cross, said in a press conference in Buenos Aires.
Ten 10 forensic experts will carry out the exhumations and the remains will be collected at a laboratory near Darwin Cemetery.
They will then be sent to Argentina, where they will be compared with DNA samples from family members of some of the fallen soldiers.
Laboratories in Britain and Spain will also be involved in this process.
Corbaz said that the team expects several challenges, including a lack of DNA presence in the remains since the land where they were buried is acidic and not good for the preservation of bodies.
He also said that the remains of several soldiers were buried in one of the 123 tombs, complicating identification.
In all, the war claimed the lives of 649 Argentines and 255 British soldiers.
The South American country still claims the islands that it calls the Malvinas. Britain says the Falklands are a self-governing entity under its protection.
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Going Home (Leaving Stanley in the Falkland Islands)
A song written just before leaving Stanley in the Falklands Island after the conflict in 1982. Written and performed by Trevor L Courtman. There is a short gap about 30 seconds into the video, apologies for this, not sure what happened :/. Comments welcome :)
Crichton Stuart Mausoleum Falkland 28/01/2015
Crichton Stuart Mausoleum Falkland 28/01/2015
This Gothic chapel was built between 1912 and 1916 south of a private road which leads to Falkland House and is hidden by trees,and is unfinished. It is built from squared sandstone and is roofless. The design is cruciform and consists of a four bay nave, the first bay of which might have formed a vestibule if the chapel had been finished, with north and south aisles and north and south transepts towards the east. The chapel was designed for Roman Catholic worship and is oriented east-west. The ground around the chapel is heavily overgrown.
Description (exterior)
The east elevation of the nave faces towards the town of Falkland and is supported by two heavy stepped buttresses. It is divided into three stages. Below a moulded string are courses of dressed red sandstone, above which the face is composed of lighter squared sandstone rubble, divided into two by a sloping course which runs through the centre of the face. There is crowstepping on the skews it may have been intended to be gabled. However, the top of the gable is sawn off and has been stabilized.
The north elevation is built from squared sandstone rubble. Below a moulded string are courses of dressed red sandstone, above which the masonry is lighter in colour. On this face there are two three light square headed windows and a single light, all of which are splayed and have cusped tracery. There is lichen growth below each. Above the three light windows are three plain water spouts. The wallhead is crenellated.
The west elevation faces towards Falkland House. It is divided into two by a stepped string which runs between the heavy buttresses and underlines a segmental arch under the truncated gable. On either side of the arch are empty statue niches. Below the stepped string, towards the north of the face is a date stone reading '1916'. Below the string is a rounded chamfered archway which would have been the main entrance into the church. This is covered by a simple hoodmould and filled with an iron doorway.
The south elevation is built from squared sandstone rubble and is also divided by a moulded string which runs under the windows and over the pinnacled supporting buttresses. There are two square headed windows in this face, one with two lights and one with three. Both are splayed and have cusped tracery. Vegetation is growing from gaps in the stonework. Above the windows is a cornice of punctuated rolled moulding and a series of water spouts similar to those noted on the north elevation.
The south transept is gable ended and crowstepped. A curious feature of this wall and others around the church is the unusual method of stonecutting. Some of the stones are cut to fit at acute angles which gives the wall an unusual appearance. There is a large pointed window above the moulded course, covered by a hoodmould with pointed stops. Above the window is a thin rectangular opening which is partially blocked.
The north transept is complete only up to the middle of the window. The walls have been stabilised on either side. There is water damage under the wall and vegetation is growing out of the rocks.
Description (interior)
The interior of the church is finished in random rubble and is divided into four bays, the most westerly of which appears to have been intended as a vestibule area. Of the 6 arches which make up the arcades, the first four are rounded and the final two are pointed, giving an impression of phasing from Romanesque to Gothic. The southern piers are inscribed with memorials, the most easterly of which commemorates Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart, who was killed in action in 1915.The floor of the aisle is covered with gravel and vegetation. Memorials have been added to the aisle since 1916. The ashlar frames of the windows noted on the exterior have been blackened by weathering. The wall heads to the east, west and north have been stabilized with courses of dressed stone.
The Falkland Frontier
A 25 minute surf adventure film to the land of penguins and landmines. The Long Brothers, Jesse Colombo, Peter Garaway and Senior Staff Photography of Surfing Magazine, Russ Hennings lead a young guns crew to once war torn land of Falkland Islands nestled at the tip of Argentina only 1000 miles north of Antarctica to discover the incredibly the friendly friendly, freezing temperatures, off road charging, the only nightlife in town and the search for surf.
TRT World - World in Focus: The Falklands on the News
The Falklands: whose islands are they?
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean consisting of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. They have been at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Britain and Argentina for decades and the subject of a brief war in 1982. The islands recently made the news once more when an Argentine federal judge in June ordered the seizure of the assets of five oil drilling companies totaling $156 million in bank accounts, boats and other property, in addition to ordering the firms to stop their exploration activities. While foreign oil drilling companies do not generally hold any assets in Argentina or use Argentine waters, Argentina launched the lawsuit nevertheless. Daniel Filmus - the Argentine government minister responsible for the islands - claimed in April that “All exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons on the Argentine continental shelf without Argentine authorisation is illegal.”
A Deadly Dispute
Argentina calls the Falklands Las Malvinas and maintains its claims over the islands. In the post-World War II era, Argentinian President Juan Peron asserted sovereignty over the archipelago. The dispute between Britain and Argentina escalated in the 1960s and in the following years Britain and Argentina secretly negotiated over the fate of the islands. During the early Thatcher government in Britain concerns about the cost of maintaining the islands led to a reconsideration of transferring sovereignty to Argentina. However, the talks over handing over the islands ended by 1981 and the dispute intensified. Argentina invaded the islands in April 1982. In the ensuing war between Argentina and Britain, 600 Argentine soldiers and 255 British servicemen were killed. Britain retook the islands in June 1982.
The Current Outlook
The Falkland Islands are now under British administration as an overseas territory. Thanks to the British Nationality Act of 1983, passed after the Falklands War, the islanders are now British citizens. The around 3,000 residents of the Falklands voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining under British rule in a referendum in 2013. Despite the desire of the Falklanders for the islands remain a British territory, Argentina does not recognise the Falkland Islands as a partner in negotiations and disagrees that the islanders have a right to self determination. The dispute over the Falkland Islands looks like it will continue to be a prominent issue between Argentina and Britain for years to come with no easy resolution in sight.
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Battlefield tourism attracts Brits and Argentines alike
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Port Stanley, Falkland Islands - 5th April 2012
1. Mid of harbour entrance to Port Stanley with sign ''''''''Welcome to the Falkland Islands''''''''
2. Wide of Main Street as cars pass up and down by colourful houses
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Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands - 6th April 2012
3. Wide of jeep with British flags driving through mountainous route
4. Mid of man walking past commemorative plaque on rock with inscription ''''''''Battle of Mount Harriet 11-12 June 1982''''''''
5. Wide low angle of tour group walking up mountain range
6. Close of weathered blanket thrown on rock
7. Wide of tour group arriving near military armament remains
8. Mid of remains of variety of objects left on ground by military forces
9. Close of tourist looking on
10. Close of tour guide displaying remains of razor blade and toothpaste tube with (Spanish) ''''''''Fabricado en Argentina ''''''''made in Argentina'''''''' written on it
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Mount Tumbledown, Falkland Islands - 6th April 2012
11. Wide of tour group gathered near crashed remains of Argentine Chinook helicopter
12. Close of intact light of crashed plane laying among remains
13. Mid of pair of tourists walking around crashed helicopter
14. Close of tourist inspecting crashed remains
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Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands - 6th April 2012
15. Mid of tour guide, Tony Smith picking up weathered remains of soldiers boot
16. Tilt down of Tony displaying boot
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Smith, Tour-Guide, Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands:
It''''''''s surprising after 30 years how much equipment, and how many of the positions, the Argentine positions, are still really visible so there''''''''s a lot of stuff. When I take people on battlefield tours there''''''''s a lot to see.
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Mount Tumbledown, Falkland Islands - 6th April 2012
19. Wide of man standing on mount taking picture of commemorative headstone and plaques
20. Close of plaque with inscription ''''''''The bravest of the brave who gave everything you will never be forgotten''''''''
21. Close of man taking photograph
22. Wide panoramic of remains of Argentine mobile kitchens in foreground and Port Stanley in background
23. Wide of tour group looking at mobile kitchens
24. Close of remains of mobile kitchen
25. Wide panoramic of Port Stanley
26. Mid of tour guide getting in jeep
27. Close of tour guide pointing at tour locations map
28. Close of sign detailing ''''''''Argentine Battery Positions''''''''
29. Mid of tour guide showing tourist remains of large gun
30. Wide of tour guide showing tourist remains of large gun
31. Wide of tour group trekking up mountainside towards remains of Argentine shelter position
32. Close of torn piece of military uniform caught in rusty iron that makes up remains of shelter position
33. Close of tour guide showing old wartime photographs of shelter
34. Wide of photographer taking photo of shelter as guide stands in background
35. Mid through shelter as photographer approaches to take photo
36. Close of wire on shelter entrance as raindrops drip off
37. Zoom in from entrance into foxhole
38. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Martin Zabala, Argentine Photographer, Falkland Islands:
Just to think that compatriots have been here in such difficult conditions not only from the point of view of food shortages but of clothing and with the climate. It''''''''s a very sad sensation, full of anguish. We have already visited other battlefields but in particular I wanted to come here where not only can you see a natural refuge but a style of construction that the soldiers made themselves to provide shelter and, well, for me it is really interesting to see this.
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Port Stanely, Falkland Islands - 5th April 2012
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Landrover drive in the Falkland Islands to Gypsy Cove and San Carlos Cemetery
Just a short montage of some of the pictures I took in the Falkland Islands highlighting the remoteness and spectacular scenery that the Islands have to offer. The main stops here were Gypsy Cove and Blue Beach Cemetery at San Carlos.
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Embassy of Argentina in Venezuela commemorates Falklands War
The Embassy of Argentina in Venezuela joined the commemoration ceremonies for the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas/Falklands War in memory of the 600 fallen soldiers and in honor of the war veterans. teleSUR
British troops clear military cemetery
1. Cemetery Gates
2. Close up plaque 'Basra War Cemetery'
3. Wide of cemetery with damaged gravestones
4. Soldiers working in cemetery
5. Close up damaged graves
6. Various of headstones lying flat on the ground
7. Soldiers loading headstones
8. Various of tablet with long list of names
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Sean Lumley, 19 Mechanised Brigade, British Army:
We have collected all the gravestones together along with the tablets which have the names of all those people who died bravely during the First Word War and the Second World War. We have put them all onto the back of trucks we will then take them back to our camp, where we will hold them for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who will come back in the future and restore this cemetery to its former glory.
10. British Army vehicles
11. Forklift truck moving headstones
12. Forklift truck
13. Wide shot of statue of cross
STORYLINE:
Coalition soldiers began clearing a military cemetery in Iraq's southern port city of Basra on Thursday, a reminder of the British campaign in Mesopotamia during the Great War.
The graveyard is one of many scattered around Iraq, testament to Britain's involvement here throughout the 20th century.
The cemetery was maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, but despite being allowed sporadic access during the tensions of recent years, the commission had not been able to secure the site.
The Basra cemetery fell prey to vandals and protesters.
On Thursday British soldiers moved in to take away for safe-keeping whatever headstones and memorials they could find.
They are being taken to the local British base to await restoration and the eventual re-opening of the cemetery by the War Graves Commission.
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OLD UK News Clip Falklands islands Debate
On the end of one of the tapes I found this News clip of a debate discussing the Falklands Islands. Does anyone know the name of the show?
The Gulf War
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First Iraq War or Iraq War,[25][26][27][a] before the term Iraq War became identified instead with the 2003 Iraq War. The Iraqi Army's occupation of Kuwait that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. Together with the UK's prime minister Margaret Thatcher — who had resisted the invasion by Argentina of the Falkland Islands a decade earlier[28] — George Bush deployed US forces into Saudi Arabia, and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene. An array of nations joined the coalition, forming the largest military alliance since World War II. The great majority of the coalition's military forces were from the US, with Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributors, in that order. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia paid around US$32 billion of the US$60 billion cost.[29]
The war was marked by the introduction of live news broadcasts from the front lines of the battle, principally by the US network CNN.[30][31][32] The war has also earned the nickname Video Game War after the daily broadcast of images from cameras on board US bombers during Operation Desert Storm.[33][34]
The initial conflict to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait began with an aerial and naval bombardment on 17 January 1991, continuing for five weeks. This was followed by a ground assault on 24 February. This was a decisive victory for the coalition forces, who liberated Kuwait and advanced into Iraqi territory. The coalition ceased its advance and declared a ceasefire 100 hours after the ground campaign started. Aerial and ground combat was confined to Iraq, Kuwait, and areas on Saudi Arabia's border. Iraq launched Scud missiles against coalition military targets in Saudi Arabia and against Israel.