Falklands War veterans reunite for the first time in 40 years to recreate iconic photograph
IT is the most famous image of the Falklands War - six Royal Marines yomping with the Union Jack proudly flying from their radio aerial.
Yet apart from flag bearer Pete Robinson, the other Marines have never been publicly identified - until now.
This week The Sun brought six of them together on Dartmoor, Devon, where they met again for the first time in 40 years.
We also reunited the heroes with commando photographer Pete Holdgate who took the iconic picture on June 14, 1982, the day Argentina surrendered.
Pete, now 71, recreated his famous “yomper” photo which came to symbolise Britain’s incredible battle to win back the tiny South Atlantic islands 8,000 miles from the UK.
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Wow what a fantastic film, what a bunch of humble heroes. Let's never forget the sacrifice these guys made and not forget the Falklands war.
@sebastianschonfeld3446
Жыл бұрын
Humildes héroes .??? Piratas asquerosos nomás, robando recursos ajenos a 13.000 kms de distancia.
Huge respect for you guys and the fallen.
@lasttango7522
2 жыл бұрын
Men of stealth and honnour.
God bless you all.
Amazing piece of film, thank you
A documentary company should take these Marines back to the Falklands and let them tell their stories in detail
Thanks for posting :)
@tertiaboshoff6216
2 жыл бұрын
Why this post caught my attention ... a RM (mate of yours) of the Falklands War was my Family Liasion Officer when my son was killed. Op TELIC on 21-03-2003. Broke my heart. He was magnificent in all his duties for years to come, an honourable man to be trusted. Eased my grief. Cannot throw his name out here, but Ian R. My son was a RM too, from Cape Town RSA ❤️
Respect
Well done lads best of Britain 🇬🇧
True hardcore warriors pride of the UK Royal Marines guardians of our freedom who's work is rarely known about but yet take on anything thrown at them the only people above them is the SAS guardian angels of UK
@sunrayisdown1690
Жыл бұрын
SAS guardians ? Absolute crap.
@sebastianschonfeld3446
Жыл бұрын
Guardianes de la libertad...??? Operando en territorio ajeno a 13.000 kms de casa..??? Sean sinceros, son históricamente piratas ladrónzuelos. Ya en 1806 invadieron Buenos Aires y debieron ser expulsados, al alo siguiente mandaron una segunda fuerza militar mayor y también fueron derrotados y expulsados de Buenos Aires y Montevideo, luego mandarín una flota tratando de navegar por la fuerza nuestros ríos interiores y también fueron combatidos, de última solo pudieron usurpar nuestras islas del Atlántico Sur en 1833. Son un cáncer para el mundo. Han pirateado, saqueado, invadido, esclavizado personas, masacrado pueblos enteros. En serio se creen orgullosos defensores de la libertad .???? Debe ser un chiste
I remember as a kid watching this war unravel on TV. What a sad event overall for all. I remember the exocet missles hitting the Sheffield. Terrible.
@nedrain9044
2 жыл бұрын
Sad for many, but as a kid I felt only pride that our lads had defeated the invaders and liberated the islanders from tyranny. It was clearly a just war, and the good guys won. There haven't been too many of those since.
@irvan36mm
2 жыл бұрын
Bad thing is that we are still watching wars unfold on our TV screens- even today.
@mauricioz7567
2 жыл бұрын
@@nedrain9044 Invaders?? Que ignorante!!
@areaxisthegurkha
2 жыл бұрын
@@mauricioz7567 not wrong though, even Argentinians acknowledge that they started the war
It’s amazing how they ex RM Commando are still in good nick. Top boys👍
We’ll done SIRS 👏👏👏👏👏
War happens for few days, life cries for years Nature is burdened with gunpowder, the wind is spreading the smell of death. There is helplessness on the wounds, disease roaming in the streets. These dying children in our hands and mothers cry in nights. Colonies are dead, dead is city. Faces are stones, hearts are stones. 😭😭😭😭
Brilliant!
Nice camera, great job soldiers!!!
Total respect Gentlemen, you make us proud to be British.
Fantastic..!!
Well done British force's, my dad was down there in the Falklands on submarines, Oberon class, onslaught,Oberon herself, first boat of the class.🇬🇧💪💪👍👊 HMS conquer.
@gg.youlubeatube6249
2 жыл бұрын
Unprecedented war on independent nation is typical for sign of totalitarian regimes. Lets only hope, the imperial colonialism of Small Britain is over.
@robertoraularias4306
2 ай бұрын
Ahhh padre era el gay??
This is awesome that all the men are still alive and can tell us the stories of war. This way we don't forget how bad it is. We need to stop all this crazy stuff the whole world has gone crazy America to. We all need to just stop everything for 1 month give each other time to breath. Then come together as a civilized world 🌎
mad lads!
These gentlemen seem to still be in good shape although they are 40 years older !
I wonder why Boris won’t allow my generation experience this feeling 40 years in the future.
@jroig824
2 жыл бұрын
255 brits died, many others lost their limbs for a rock on the ocean in the name of fictitious ideals like patriotism that politicians create to control their people like puppets. If you want to experience that at least be aware of the real reason you would be doing it
@gg.youlubeatube6249
2 жыл бұрын
Unprecedented war on independent nation is typical for sign of totalitarian regimes. Lets only hope, the imperial colonialism of Small Britain is over.
@danielwhyatt3278
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more. I believe we could definitely accomplish just as much as we did in the Falklands if not more so if we were actually allowed to do what is right today and help Ukraine fight for his freedom and democracy. Even though it is not our territory, it is probably just as important that we do this today which is so close as we did to protect our own territory of the Falklands thousands of miles away.
@Ardass486
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielwhyatt3278 Nowt stopping you,the azov brigade are crying out for high scoring call of duty players
Thank you lads god bless you all 🇬🇧
Respect!
God bless you.
Fantastic lads
Brothers in Arms ! 👍
Remember it well and watching it daily… The cost cutting cheap ships and poor quality soldiers boots ect, made battles harder than they should have been, and loss on life on ships …
There is plenty of pattern '58 gear still available. I would have thought it better to have the guys wear this than modern Army Cammo Bergan's as the effect would be so much more dramatic. No weight needed, just padding, then how good would that rear facing pic with the Union Jack would have looked. Respect to you all gentlemen and thank you.
These heroes defended British citizens from an Argentine dictatorship. They're the true pride of Britain 🇬🇧
@benjaminpadilla1464
2 жыл бұрын
How
I had a pen friend (via am appeal by The Sun) on HMS Birmingham. I've no idea what happened to him. He was blonde and his name was Paul.
Salute to heros
🇬🇧 A BIG WELL DONE GUY's 👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧 i was 12 at the time i sat up on the Plymouth Hoe watching the Navy ship's leave . As it was my time i was a Soldier in the 1St Battalion the Devonshire and Dorset's then into The 1St Battalion The Rifles 👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧 Well done Gent's 🇬🇧
Good job, boys!
Well done Royals Commandos Rule
Semoga Allah merahmati USA dan sekutunya amin🤲
@ChArLiE-1chaz9
2 жыл бұрын
Nah only God bless BRITAIN and it's allies haha the rest are absolute muppets
@danielwhyatt3278
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChArLiE-1chaz9 We call it gods country, or God’s green and pleasant land for a reason after all. Lol Together, we are stronger though.
guy who own a hotel local il keep him anoymous was in SBS , his AROUND THE AGE OF THE BUNCH here ,, he fought in this battle ,i think the air strip ... crazy old guy chain smokes a cool dude told me some crazy stuff
The first guy was issues an M16? I thought the SAS only got those at the time
I was a Royal at that time but didn’t go down, my oppo who I trained with me at CTCRM PK Wilson was mentioned in dispatches. All the British service involved in this just war were hero’s, right down to the Chinese laundry on board ship. Unfortunately this is a war that’s being lost as time goes by.
@ChArLiE-1chaz9
2 жыл бұрын
Its not qbeen lost its just rarely talked about because tbh I was over complete nonsense so nothing really worth talking about although many fantastic British soldiers were lost ! God bless them ❤️
@jimjoelliejack
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChArLiE-1chaz9 it was not complete nonsense, it was once again about a failing dictatorship trying to look tough to its enslaved frightened population, sounds a bit familiar ?but on a smaller scale. A well prepared professional military once again beat a mainly conscript military
ดีมาก_เดินไปข้างหน้า_
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ❤❤❤
This film memory for 255 English soldier whos died on that days on Falkland war.
@paulmcdonough1093
2 жыл бұрын
a lot more argentines died more than 649 about 763 is the real figure
What a great article THANKS LADS 👍🇬🇧
Rip
H-D-G Glasgow for the modern day fighting knives.Commando made for those who have been and for those yet to go.
H 982 FKL on a porsche 928
GREETINGS FROM GUATEMALA ! (ISAIAH 40:8) FORZA E CORAGGIO *
And they still know how to wear their berets.....
go and watch the movie named this is england
God bless you all
I just don't know why boriski hasn't organised a party for them in downing Street!!!!!
@VictorCharlesEvans
Жыл бұрын
@Off Road Guy Wake up, Noddy!! The OVEN READY TAX AVOIDANCE BREXIT TORIES, HAVE RUINED THIS COUNTRY!! THEY'VE CRASHED THE ECONOMY, RUINED EVERY PUBLIC SERVICE, AND DESTORYED OUR EXPORTS AND MANUFACTURING BASE!! THE TORIES HAVE DESTORYED OUR INTERNATIONAL STANDING STANDING AND REPUTATION, WITH THEIR LIES AND DECEIT!!! AND YOU NODDY ARE PAYING THE TAXES FOR EVERYTHING WHILST FAT CAT TORIES AVOID PAYING THEIR TAXES!!! THEN HARD WORKING DECENT PEOPLE ARE SLANDERED AND SMEARED WHILST THE TORIES DESTORY THE LIVING STANDARDS!!!!
@VictorCharlesEvans
Жыл бұрын
@Off Road Guy Wake up, Noddy!! The OVEN READY TAX AVOIDANCE BREXIT TORIES, HAVE RUINED THIS COUNTRY!! THEY'VE CRASHED THE ECONOMY, RUINED EVERY PUBLIC SERVICE, AND DESTORYED OUR EXPORTS AND MANUFACTURING BASE!! THE TORIES HAVE DESTORYED OUR INTERNATIONAL STANDING STANDING AND REPUTATION, WITH THEIR LIES AND DECEIT!!! AND YOU NODDY ARE PAYING THE TAXES FOR EVERYTHING WHILST FAT CAT TORIES AVOID PAYING THEIR TAXES!!! THEN HARD WORKING DECENT PEOPLE ARE SLANDERED AND SMEARED WHILST THE TORIES DESTORY THE LIVING STANDARDS!!!!
Thank you
Demuestren al mundo que los rusos están afectando todo y demuestren quienes son los europeos ..
Jangan gaduh. Kita semua anak tuhan. Ukraine Vallga.
Thanks to the brave soldiers fighting for freedom and liberating the Falklands from a evil regime
God Bless Great Britanin! Britishlovers from Chile ❤💙🤍🇬🇧🇨🇱
That conflict was super cool
I’m not in Parliament because I’m The British Army, so who do you think your kidding with that pistol Kev
I wonder Why uk occupied this island thousands km away from the main land near other South America countries.
@mcdonaldsburntchickennugge8231
2 жыл бұрын
Because its citizens voted 98% to stay with the british. Its called a democracy, look it up
@Stand663
2 жыл бұрын
It was too cold for Spanish.
@theoilandgasresourceportal2132
2 жыл бұрын
@@Stand663 somewhere to dump asylum seekers
@ehsanalijani7207
2 жыл бұрын
@@mcdonaldsburntchickennugge8231 same as Russia did with Ukraine,held elections in kerima peninsula and occupied . Not acceptable.
@AndreKiri
2 жыл бұрын
@@ehsanalijani7207 Do not confuse, Russia liberates the world from fascism
i think we all getting shipped off to ukrain .. is the message of this
Go
Ha ha ha old veteran,big old veteran..ha ha ha !!!
Waz ... PMPT.
okupa colonial.
A poignant time to remember our own heroes. When Russia is threatening a tactical nuclear strike in Ukraine.
@darthputinsidious9282
2 жыл бұрын
these heroes heroes came to Argentine soil ... and killed the locals wiki Falklands_War
@HeadhuntexGamer
2 жыл бұрын
@@darthputinsidious9282 what? 98% of the locals support Britain. The british were the only ones to settle and live there. There was not a single argentine or human before the brits landed there.
@gg.youlubeatube6249
2 жыл бұрын
Unprecedented war on independent nation is typical for sign of totalitarian regimes. Lets only hope, the imperial colonialism of Small Britain is over.
@89schofe
2 жыл бұрын
@@darthputinsidious9282 I'm pretty certain that's not Argentine soil and only three civilians were killed by accident 🤔
@armstrongreivers5224
2 жыл бұрын
@@darthputinsidious9282 what absolute rubbish 🤣
volveremos
Pete Robinson Is A Hero ( The Guy Who's Flag Was Behind Getting Photograph :D ) JANUARY 3, 2023
Somby c
Wtf
A dictator tries to take back a territory, war follows, many die ... the big wheel turns.
✔️Можно смело утверждать, что чеченский народ, во главе с Героем России, генерал-лейтенантом Рамзаном Ахматовичем Кадыровым, стал лидером патриотического движения в России. Наши предки, наши дети и наши Боги, гордятся нами. Ахмат Сила! Аллаху Акбар ...👊
@MrFredrikWolf
2 жыл бұрын
Thats hillarious! 😆
@mcdonaldsburntchickennugge8231
2 жыл бұрын
Kadyrov the femboy
Falkland war when the British Navy lost 5 ships. 😂
@raquelalvarez296
2 жыл бұрын
POBRE GAUCHO !!!! ARG SOCIEDAD ENERMA DE DELIRIO SANGRA POR GENERACIONES SIGUE ONDEANDO SU BANDERA DE REINO UNIDO BANDERA OFICIAL EN LAS ISLAS FALKLANDS STANLEY XXI
@garwhittaker3743
2 жыл бұрын
And still won ...😃😃
@PotatoSalad614
Жыл бұрын
Good thing we had 100 more ships 🇬🇧💪
Los argentinos dicen que chile los traicionó por apoyar a los británicos, pero Galtieri dijo, ""los chilenos que vayan tomando ejemplo"", mientras tanto en la plaza de mayo se escuchaban gritos eufóricos diciendo: "" tero, tero, tero, hoy le toca a los ingleses, y mañana a los chilenos"" POR LA BOCA MUERE EL PEZ, DICE ESE SABIO REFRÁN . : .
@danielatapiamolina773
2 жыл бұрын
Las palabras exactas de Galtieri fueron: "Que saquen el ejemplo de lo que estemos haciendo ahora (invasión a las Falklands), porque después les toca a ellos", palabras de Galtieri acreditadas en veracidad por altos mandos argentinos, entre ellos Basilio Lami Dozo.
@anacletoonce
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielatapiamolina773 Claro, busqué mucho esa declaración, no la he podido encontrar, muchas gracias. Lo que si me queda perfectamente claro Daniela, es que esa declaración estaba absolutamente orientada a Chile. En otro contexto muy semejante, claro guardando las proporciones, es lo que le está pasando a Putin ahora. El alto mando militar ruso dijo que en una semana todo Ucrania sería tomado para proseguir con Moldavia y Georgia, pero al parecer Putin terminará su suerte muy similar a la suerte de Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri, que de ""FORTUNAto"", tubo bien poca . : . Saludos.
@jorgegustavoostertag6061
Жыл бұрын
el conflicto con Chile venia desde 1978, no era una amenaza de invasión. Ustedes los Chilenos sacaron buen partido de esa ayuda que brindaron.
..lion ingles👉🇬🇧🌍💪🇬🇧💪🌍
400 km from Argentina 13.000 km from England … MALVINAS ARGENTINAS
@raquelalvarez296
2 жыл бұрын
EEUU HAWAI ?????
Malvinas Island belongs to Argentina 🇦🇷
Las malvinas son Argentinas y Siempre lo Serán. MIENTRAS ALLA UN ARGENTINO PATRIOTA, LAS MALVINAS NO SERÁN DEL INVASOR .🇦🇷
@themanftheworld8439
2 жыл бұрын
Falklands are ours.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
LAS MALVINAS SON ARGENTINAS
@themanftheworld8439
2 жыл бұрын
Falklands are BRITISH !!! 🇬🇧🇫🇰
1945 We can repeat! Long live great Russia!
Anti-climax!? These guys won the war by bluffing if I remember correctly.
@ChArLiE-1chaz9
2 жыл бұрын
And you did what ? Exactly stfu
@thomasshepard6030
2 жыл бұрын
WTF are you talking about the Falklands conflict lasted 74 days and 255 British soldiers and sailors lost their lives some bluff
Вы то куда развалины.Сибите пиво пейте.
Argentina and Russia both expected to be welcomed as liberators when they invaded. Oh how wrong they were.
@blasfernandez5739
2 жыл бұрын
We never expected that, we know that the people who leave there are english, but we want our territory back, nothing More. You can't compare Argentina With Russia, we never went an empire that invaded and submitted the world, like you. The same thing that Russia Is doing to Ukraine, you did it to the world.
@alexmasonick7502
2 жыл бұрын
@@blasfernandez5739 Primero que nada no soy britanico, segundo a los conscriptos Argentinos les llenaron la cabeza de tonterias patrionicas que hasta la fecha te crees. Las Falklands nunca fueron de argentinas,, los Kelpers llevan mas de 200 años viviendo ahi y despues de repeler la invasion Argentina menos van a querer entregar sus tierras.
@garwhittaker3743
2 жыл бұрын
Alex Argentina is stolen land.
@maurocisterna6381
Жыл бұрын
Jajajjajajajajajajaj
Bless you all and the fallen. Bonza cobbers. Lest we forget. 🇦🇺🦘👍
As an Argentinian, I am so happy that we lost the war
Прилетело из Одессы. Вокруг города сосредоточено большое количество танков ВСУ, в самом городе очень много иностранных наёмников, но самое важное , что солдаты ВСУ переодеты в форму Армии России и на руке и ноге у них повязаны белые ленточки, как это есть у русских солдат. Но, говорят все на жутком Украинском. Всё это похоже на то, что эти нацисты замышляют жуткую провокацию. Я не исключаю, что они и на свою технику могут нанести тактические знаки "Z" или "V", как нанесено на технике Армии России. Предположительно, украинские власти готовят Одессе кровавую бойню - когда озверевшие нацики и наёмники в форме Русской Армии будут массово расстреливать, взрывать, грабить, бомбить, сжигать Одессу вместе с мирными жителями - чтобы заснять и показать всему миру "кровавые зверства русских оккупантов". Там не забыли дом профсоюзов, и знают, что одесситы душой за правду. Русских войск здесь и в помине нет. Одесса находится под полным контролем ВСУ и ТерОбороны. Просьба максимальный репост, чтобы все узнали о возможном преступлении, которое готовят нацисты против одесситов.
@raulchacana4465
2 жыл бұрын
jaaaaja calmate putin
@stormbyrd4652
2 жыл бұрын
Do you know what happened to the sailors aboard the sunken flagship moskva??? they said they were rescued but no pictures or video of them it's 3 days already.
@user-ms1zx5yq7l
2 жыл бұрын
@@stormbyrd4652 "Москве" пиздец. Зачем тебе видео или фото? Позже всплывёт в сети что либо
@stormbyrd4652
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-ms1zx5yq7l speak english I can't understand s**t.
Las islas Malvinas son Argentinas !!
@stayawayfromthewoke3412
2 жыл бұрын
They’re not though are they , you lost you fool
@overthewebb
2 жыл бұрын
Yet, Argentina has never owned them in history. Fact
@jimjoelliejack
2 жыл бұрын
They are not and hopefully never will be.
@danielatapiamolina773
2 жыл бұрын
Los argentinos nunca tuvieron soberanía allí, hasta los españoles tuvieron soberanía allí, pero no los argentinos... lo que hicieron los argentinos fué siempre reemplazar la bandera británica allí presente por la bandera argentina, y todas las veces que Argentina hizo eso en cuestión de días los británicos zarparon en misión especial de sacar la bandera argentina y reponer la bandera británica, poner tu bandera para representar soberanía sólo basta para ti mismo, porque ningún estado te va a reconocer eso como "tener soberanía"... es el equivalente a que yo vaya a tu casa, abra tu refrigerador y le coloque mi nombre a tus yogurts para representar propiedad, yo tranquilamente me voy a comer el yogurt de igual manera...
@usuariodelgoogle
2 жыл бұрын
quieren hacer una villa miseria en las malvinas
Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦👍🦾🦾🦾
@user-sc5pe5yb4b
2 жыл бұрын
Слава России!!!
@Kolumbo137
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-sc5pe5yb4b 🤮🤮🤮
@user-sc5pe5yb4b
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kolumbo137 👉👌😁😁😁
@annoymouse890
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kolumbo137 gonna cry
Z💪🇷🇺
@JurateRimkute
2 жыл бұрын
🤮
Pirr@tas.......