Admiral Sandy Woodward - RIP
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Ah yes, the man who led the retaking of the Falklands...........

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What a guy, if I recall recent cables etc said he went against the instructions he was given by Whitehall mandarins and did it his way.
I can still hear Brian Hanrahan, "I counted them all out, and I counted them all back" Sea Harriets on illustrious for those youngsters here,
RIP to a brave mariner.
I can still hear Brian Hanrahan, "I counted them all out, and I counted them all back" Sea Harriets on illustrious for those youngsters here,
RIP to a brave mariner.

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What a guy, if I recall recent cables etc said he went against the instructions he was given by Whitehall mandarins and did it his way.
I can still hear Brian Hanrahan, "I counted them all out, and I counted them all back" Sea Harriets on illustrious for those youngsters here,
RIP to a brave mariner.
I can still hear Brian Hanrahan, "I counted them all out, and I counted them all back" Sea Harriets on illustrious for those youngsters here,
RIP to a brave mariner.


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Just got jack to do at work mate so picking fault with everything !!! Mind you Harriets has quite a ring to it!
Roll on Eid I am all Ramadaned out
Roll on Eid I am all Ramadaned out

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The problem with Harriets was that they don't go far enough, and they don't like it to be hot and sticky.

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Don't think the CO of HMS Coventry in 82 particularly liked Woodward. Yes he did it his way and he should be applauded.

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Command decisions are never easy. Must be hard having to live with them knowing sometimes people die because of decisions you make, even when the big picture demands it we're still talking about lives.
Still, he got the job done and should be rightfully commended. If that was 40 years prior we'd have probably carpet bombed Buenos Aires for a week and invaded them after re-taking the islands...we were quite measured in our response given it was an unprovoked invasion of our territory.
And yesterday that harpy of a leader the Argies have was whining at the UN about Islands Britons lived on before Argentina was a state.
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Still, he got the job done and should be rightfully commended. If that was 40 years prior we'd have probably carpet bombed Buenos Aires for a week and invaded them after re-taking the islands...we were quite measured in our response given it was an unprovoked invasion of our territory.
And yesterday that harpy of a leader the Argies have was whining at the UN about Islands Britons lived on before Argentina was a state.
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Typical Argie politician using the Falklands to distract what a useless cow she really is !!
Same as Spain whining about Gibraltar, but they never say when they will Cueta back!!!!!!
Same as Spain whining about Gibraltar, but they never say when they will Cueta back!!!!!!

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The Islanders decisively voted to remain British and it was ignored by the Argies - we should tell them we're pointing a nuke at their capital and will make them pay dearly if they don't renounce their false claims on our land...
...just a thought

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Let's nuke Beijing while we are at it. And Moscow.
