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"every year at this time," he says, "i change. the war comes back." there was just a wall of fire. it was an horrendous tracer filled, billet filled mountain. mike carr was a 19—year—old paratrooper. he fought in the battle to take mount longdon, overlooking the capital, port stanley. we went back to the basics of war. it was back to bayonets, back to grenades, back to guys on the ground and hand—to—hand fighting. it's the reality of war. with all the modern technology, someone has to still go and clear that ground, and that's what we did and i believe we did a brilliantjob. an experie...

‘IT is really important that people learn about the war,’ said a Gwent Falklands War veteran as the 40th anniversary of the start of the war is…

Biggest military mobilisation since the second world war — with the islands recaptured two months later, in june 1982. it was a transformative moment for the then prime minister margaret thatcher — who went on to win two further elections. and — it was a conflict with a lasting legacy for those who served — as allan little now reports. "every year at this time," he says, "i change. the war comes back." there was just a wall of fire. it was an horrendous tracer—filled, billet—filled mountain. bullet—filled mountain. mike carr was a 19—year—old paratrooper. he fought in the bat...

Mike carr was a 19—year—old paratrooper. he fought in the battle to take mount longdon, overlooking the capital, port stanley. we went back to the basics of war. it was back to bayonets, back to grenades, back to guys on the ground and hand—to—hand fighting. it's the reality of war. with all the modern technology, someone has to still go and clear that ground, and that's what we did and i believe we did a brilliantjob. an experience like that changes you, doesn't it? totally. argentine forces seized the islands on april the 2nd. their poorly trained, mostly conscripted soldiers had no ...

As allan little now reports. "every year at this time," he says, "i change. the war comes back." there was just a wall of fire. it was an horrendous tracer—filled, billet—filled mountain. mike carr was a 19—year—old paratrooper. he fought in the battle to take mount longdon, overlooking the capital, port stanley. we went back to basics of war. it was back to bayonets, back to grenades, back to guys on the ground and hand—to—hand fighting. it's the reality of war. with all the modern technology, someone has to still go and clear that ground, and that's what we did, and i believe we ...