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in the years after her husband's death, sara, who lives near salisbury, has been involved with many charities and organisations. she was chairman of the poppy factory. her sons, david and rupert, bothjoined the army. i think they feel so proud and they carry on his tradition and i'm very proud of them. they've done enormously well. they've got us well and truly pinned down. back in 1982, sara jones says news of the argentinian invasion of the falklands came like a bolt from the blue, with her husband excited at the prospect of being involved in the campaign to recapture the islands. you don't do a job and practice and do all the training and then not want to put it into practice when it comes to it. lieutenant colonel h jones was commanding officer of 2 para, at the time that was based in aldershot. on the 28th and 29th of may, 1982, the battalion attacked the argentinian forces occupying

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goose green, who had well—prepared defensive positions. it was one of the most heroic attacks that a british infantry battalion has carried out since the second world war. 18 british soldiers were killed — amongst them, colonel h. i think anything like that, you're almost, you don't believe it is real, sort of. and actually, thankfully, in a way, my two sons were here and so in a way, that was good because i was able to tell them, so that made life a little bit easier. h jones was killed as he attacked an argentinian position. h decided that things were not going according to plan and so he did it himself. he and his bodyguard went to the trench and tried to take it. for his bravery on the battlefield a0 years ago, lieutenant colonel h jones was posthumously awarded the victoria cross. the nation's highest

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