Goose Green 2 Para Memorial in the Falkland Islands
View of Darwin and Goose Green from the 2 Para Memorial on Darwin Hill
Rally in Port Stanley as Falkland Islanders vote on political status; reax in Argentina
SHOTLIST
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
1. Wide of vehicles taking part in 'yes vote' referendum-parade decorated with British flags parked on outskirts of Port Stanley
2. Man dressed in Union Jack suit standing beside man in penguin suit
3. Close up of little girl with 'yes' written on her forehead and wearing a Union Jack hat
4. Wide of people on horseback carrying British and Falkland Island flags riding over mountainside
5. Vehicles flying British and Falkland Island flags
6. Close up of vehicle painted as a Union Jack
7. Wide vehicles driving in convoy across the rough tundra
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Chater, Port Stanley resident:
Well it seems to be like a big party weekend which is great, it's all just going mad. There's flags everywhere and everybody is waving and happy, it's brilliant.
9. Wide of parade making way into Port Stanley
10. Horses with riders carrying British and Falkland Island flags leading the parade passing Liberation Monument (Monument to British soldiers killed in Falklands War)
11. Close up of memorial wooden crosses placed beside monument in commemoration to fallen soldiers
12. People watching parade
13. Wide of town hall, main voting centre in Port Stanley
14. Man watching parade
15. Wide of people queuing outside town hall, waiting to vote
16. Close up town hall sign
17. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Juan Henao, Deputy Head of Referendum Observer Mission, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands:
The process still has not finished, there are still 24 hours before we begin to count the votes and hopefully by the end of tomorrow we will have these results. But I can say today everything worked out peacefully, people came out to vote, it was a process that was completely normal.
18. Ground view of parade vehicles driving along Ross Road being directed by police
19. Wide of 'yes vote' supporters gathered in centre of Port Stanley
20. Various of 'Yes vote' supporters gathered in centre of Port Stanley holding large UK flag with inscription The Sun (UK newspaper) Hands off our Falklands
Buenos Aires, Argentina
21. Wide of Clarin daily newspaper headline
22. Close up on small section at top of page reading (Spanish) The Malvinas votes in the referendum
23. Tilt down of La Nacion front page to small section on referendum at bottom of page
24. Referendum story on cover of La Prensa
25. Front cover of Pagina 12 which doesn't feature story on referendum at all
26. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Susana Egea, Buenos Aires resident:
I hope it will change but realistically I don't think this referendum is going to change anything, the residents of the Malvinas are going to continue to be British citizens.
27. Soldiers on guard at Malvinas (Argentinian name for Falkland Islands) War Memorial
28. Close up of map of Falkland Islands on memorial
29. Wide of memorial
30. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Maria Julia Verdu, Buenos Aires resident:
For good or bad we have the support of some countries. Although most see the economic reasons (why Argentina should get back Falkland Islands) I see it as our country, our Islands.
31. Wide of memorial
32. Reverse of soldiers and Argentinian flag
STORYLINE
Hundreds of people took part in a parade in Port Stanley on Sunday to support a 'Yes' vote in the current referendum on whether the Falkland Islands will remain a territory of the United Kingdom.
The two-day vote began on Sunday and asked islanders to answer a simple yes-or-no question: Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?
Those supporting a 'yes' result were out in force with an convoy of around 400 vehicles all flying Union Jacks taking part in a parade through the capital.
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Vigil at Falklands War Memorial on 25th Anniversary of war
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide of Falkland Islands war monument
2. Close up of map of Falkland Islands on monument
3. Veterans and relatives walking past victims' names
4. Close-up of victims' names on plaques
5. Veterans past plaques and touching victims' names
6. Cutaway of Falklands Islands map on monument
7. Various of people passing by plaques with victims' names
8. Wide of monument
STORYLINE:
Veterans, relatives and members of the public gathered at the Falkland Islands war memorial in the centre of Buenos Aires on Monday to mark the 25th anniversary of the war between Argentina and Britain.
The crowd formed at around midnight in front of the monument and started walking along the plaques with the names of the 649 Argentine war casualties who died in the battle over what Argentina refers to as the Malvinas.
The Falklands Islands war started on 2 April 1982, when Argentine forces invaded the Islands.
Before then diplomats from both countries had been talking about an eventual Hong Kong-like handover of the colony Britain had occupied since 1833, despite the idea's unpopularity in London and among the 3,000 or so British-descended residents of the island, known as kelpers.
Britain reacted quickly to the invasion, summoning the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship to carry 3,000 troops and mobilising an armada to sail some 8,000 miles (12,900 kilometres) south.
British artillery pounded the Argentine draftees who had dug foxholes in the rocky soil.
After just over two months of fighting, the South American nation eventually surrendered on 14 June, after 649 Argentine and 272 British troops had been killed.
The Falklands dispute remains an open wound in Argentina; many Argentines initially supported the war, but came to blame the ruling military junta for losing the fight.
The war lasted just 74 days, but Argentina's veterans say they suffer lasting post-traumatic stress disorder a quarter of a century later, and complain of government neglect.
With no oil or minerals found and only sheep herding, fishing and a port for cruise ships to maintain their tiny economy, the islands hold little strategic interest for either country.
The British plan a military parade outside Buckingham Palace in June, but huge crowds are not expected for the event.
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Argentinian hockey player Fernando Zylberberg exercises on a British war memorial in the Falklands
Fernando Zylberberg using everyday objects on the Falklands adverts as training aides. He runs on Our pavements. He crunchers his triceps on Our cycle racks outside Our Globe Tavern. He runs past the offices of Our Penguin News. He jogs by a red telephone box, un-Britishly refusing to urinate freely inside.
Sgt Ian McKay VC, Falkland Islands memorial
Sgt Ian McKay VC, Falkland Islands memorial
Falklands 30th 22SAS Memorial
In loving memory of the Soldiers of 22SAS who lost their lives in the Falklands Conflict 1982.
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Conflict Remembered: Falklands War Memorial
Conflict remembered:
It's been five years in the planning and hundreds of people have been involved in raising the money for the construction of a memorial to all those affected by the Falklands war.
Falklands Landing Day remembered 22.05.12
It is 30 years since British ground troops landed on the Falkland Islands.
Royal Marines and Paratroopers were transported to shore by landing craft, in what was the start of the Land Battle and the turning point of the war.
Falkland Islanders marked the day with a memorial service in San Carlos, where many of them landed.
Under the gaze of HMS Clyde in San Carlos Water, they gathered to pay their respects.
In the peace and the silence, it is hard to imagine it now. But in 1982, British Royal Marines and Paratroopers arrived here en masse, coming ashore from the ships, in landing craft and pontoons.
The troops dug in, readying themselves for the long march into battle ahead. Relieved to see them after seven weeks of occupation, the Islanders did whatever they could to help.
The troops and ships at sea were soon under attack. Harrier aircraft managed to keep many of the Argentine Skyhawk fighter planes at bay but two got past them, and swooped in on British positions in San Carlos water.
The service of remembrance was held in the Blue Beach Ceremony in San Carlos, where 14 men killed in action are still buried.
The Islanders remain grateful for what was done in their name.
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Falklands Poll Reveals Nations Divided
Falklands: Poll Reveals Nations Divided
A News poll shows a quarter of Argentinians consider the Falklands the most important international issue. In the UK it's 1%.
Only 15% of Argentinians think Falkland Islanders should have a say in their own future, and a quarter still believe that the islands will one day be governed from Buenos Aires.
Those answers, in an opinion poll conducted by YouGov come on the eve of a referendum in which Falklanders will be asked whether they want to remain British.
It is expected to result in an overwhelming Yes vote, but the islanders' enthusiasm for Britain doesn't seem to be reciprocated in the UK.
When asked what was the most important international issue affecting their country, only 1% of British respondents said the Falklands, while the figure was 24% in Argentina - just ahead of those worried about the economy.
There was an even bigger divergence of opinion between the two countries over the rights of the people on the islands to have a say in their future. Nearly nine out of 10 (88%) British people who were surveyed thought the islanders should have a say on who ruled them, while six out of 10 (59%) Argentinians thought they should have no say on sovereignty.
Jan Cheek, one of the eight members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, told Sky News: Sadly that says a lot about Argentina and their view of democracy. It's a populist theme. We saw it used by the military junta in '82 and it's being used in the same way by Christina Fernandez de Kirchner today.
The Argentine President has tried to buttonhole David Cameron on the issue and has raised it at the United Nations.
We've seen a lot of propaganda going out from Argentina. Some of it entirely false, some of it a distortion of the facts, said Ms Cheek. We would like people to recognise that we have the right to self-determination and we hope that democratic countries would wish to afford us the same right.
It'll arguably be the most significant moment in the history of the Falkland Islands since British forces liberated them 10 weeks after they were seized by an Argentinian invasion force in 1982.
The result is not in doubt, only the precise number voting yes. And those who've organised the referendum acknowledge that they need a high turnout to send a clear message.
Dick Sawle, another member of the Legislative Assembly, said: I think if we got 100%, people would think it was rigged. I think we will get a very high percentage, in the nineties, voting for yes.
There may be a few No votes, because while nobody is thought to favour Argentinian rule, there are a few who would prefer complete independence from Britain.
One or two people might think that No means that they could have independence immediately, said Mr Sawle. I don't think this country is ready for independence yet, I think we have a long way to go in terms of government structure, in terms of responsibility for elected members and so on. We're too small.
Liam Felton-Short is a typical voter. I'm British. I'm a sixth generation Falklander, he said. We are a British people. We're very much proud to be so.
Sybie Summers owns a gift shop in Stanley and is angry about the detrimental effect the Argentinian government has had on her business which relies on tourism.
It's been a slow year because some cruise ships stayed away under pressure from Buenos Aires. They were told they would not be allowed to sail in Argentinean waters if they sailed into Stanley.
It annoys me to think what they're trying to do to our islands, said Ms Summers. They're trying to cut us off. And hopefully the rest of the world will realise that they just can't do that.
The anti-Falklands policy has become more inventive in recent years, with adverts being placed in British newspapers, and a video secretly shot in Stanley showing one of their Olympic athletes preparing for the London games by training on what the video said was Argentinian soil.
What angered islanders most was that the video showed deserted streets as if the people didn't exist.
They hope that the referendum will give them a voice which the world can't ignore, even if Argentina continues to deny their right to self-determination.
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Volver a Malvinas (Coming back to Malvinas / Voltar às Malvinas)
Audio: Español
Subtítulos: Español / Inglés / Portugués
Argentina (2015). Documental. 67 minutos.
Dirección/Realización: Natalio Balderrama
Colaboración periodística: Mariano Castro
Gráfica: Gonzalo Saller
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Green Howards | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:36 1 History
00:00:45 1.1 Formation to end 18th century
00:04:16 1.2 The Two Howards
00:05:32 1.3 Kandyan Wars
00:06:02 1.4 The Victorian era
00:07:00 1.5 Childers Reforms
00:09:54 1.6 First World War
00:10:03 1.6.1 Regular Army
00:10:45 1.6.2 Territorial Force
00:11:11 1.6.3 New Armies
00:13:02 1.7 Second World War
00:15:38 1.8 Post War
00:16:23 1.9 Amalgamation
00:17:52 2 Traditions
00:18:28 3 Regimental Museum
00:18:47 4 Battle honours
00:20:51 5 Victoria Cross recipients
00:22:46 6 Colonelssup[9]/sup
00:22:55 6.1 Named after Colonel
00:23:57 6.2 19th Regiment of Foot (1751)
00:24:20 6.3 19th (The 1st Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment of Foot - (1782)
00:25:25 6.4 The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) - (1881)
00:25:52 6.5 Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) - (1902)
00:26:28 6.6 The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) - (1921)
00:27:49 7 Alliances
00:28:16 8 See also
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The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various titles until it was amalgamated with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), all Yorkshire-based regiments in the King's Division, to form the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) on 6 June 2006.