Isle of Wight former marine remembers 1982 Falklands War | Isle of Wight County Press
It’s 40 years since the Falklands War and former marine Andy Rigsby, of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, remembers it well.
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It’s 40 years since the Falklands War and former marine Andy Rigsby, of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, remembers it well.
On 21 May 1982, following the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, the UK began landing troops in East Falkland, the first stage in Operation Sutton to recapture the British Overseas Territory.
Keith Brown can still remember the bedlam of that long night he spent scrambling and battling his way up the peaks of Two Sisters on East Falkland, never quite knowing if would see the light of morning.
AS BRITAIN today marks the 40th anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, Royal Navy veteran Ian Millen tells his story.