We were met from the plane, at Mount Pleasant, by the
organisers of the trip and made very welcome.
We drove towards Stanley but turned off after 15 minutes or so, towards
Fitzroy, where there are monuments remembering those who died in the bombing of
the Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram on the 8th June 1982. As some of our party are from the Welsh
Assembly, it was very important to them to visit Fitzroy and lay a wreath there
in memory of the many Welsh Guards who died that day.
We were met at the monument by the
Reverend Richard Hines and Tim and Jan Miller from Stanley who are very
involved with supporting returning veterans.
There were also a number of visiting veterans from a range of the
regiments involved in the conflict.
The site of the Welsh Guards monument
is on a small cliff overlooking an inlet, nearby are monuments to those from
the RFA, the medical corp and engineers who also died that day. As far as the eye can see is moorland – covered
with snow, as it’s the middle of winter.
Various seabirds were about, skimming the water, splashing down and
making a lot of noise in an otherwise silent landscape. There was a short,
heartfelt service of remembrance. Dusk was
falling and we got back on the road to Stanley.
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