Falklands veteran on how UK troops took back Goose Green in key battle

[@trigger1471]

You can never beat a story from a person that was there,and quite humble.great vid.

[@jamescarr4662]

The youtube comments section 'humble' fetish...

[@bernardmcmahon351]

My mate was in 2para in the Falklands, he was a young man, when he returned he didn’t go round saying what it was like but once or twice I got in a tight conversation with him and he told me bits and pieces of what is was like, I’ll never forget the things he told me,,, not all gung ho, but yea he went through it proper, I’ve not seen him for years now, his name is Ged

[@richardbrown4378]

Is your mate Ged Breslin from Urmston ?

[@bernardmcmahon351]

@@richardbrown4378 yes, ged Breslin , I lived in urmston and moved away about 25years ago

[@johnluke2212]

I worked in Iraq with Ged back in 2003-2005 , great guy both of us ex 2 Para but Falklands was way before my time. Hope he’s keeping well 👍

[@davidrobertson5700]

As a member of a great nation, I, we thank you for your service. Every single one of you. Every day is poppy day

[@petersmith4202]

Every nation says that and the wars never stop about time human beings grow up and stop killing each other

[@Laters3]

I remember the days we would all watch the boats 1000’s upon 1000’s lining the streets cheering for are great hero’s. Now adays totally different. Respect to those that serve & served

[@jonathanwalker8730]

Such modesty and humility. Balls bigger than King Kong.

[@John-isAround]

I was at Chanute AFB Illinois when the Secretary of State Alexander Haig was predicting things would be resolved "diplomatically". I knew that Margaret Thatcher would resolve things militarily instead.They left, did a great job, and returned back home again heroes.

[@frankspig]

I was 18 experienced a bit of war I am 50 now It fills me full rage Sadness I have no answer 89 -93

[@TeapotDaz]

Utter respect Sir. 👍

[@EddieT3649]

God bless this vetran may god give you peace 🙏

[@bastogne315]

I was eleven when that war was on. After school I'd run home and watch the news bulletin presented by Ian McDonald. How I cried when HMS Sheffield got sunk.

[@jamietobin4161]

I was exactly the same age I remember watching morning tv at 6 am and straight away I was so excited and got my gurka knife someone got me I went in to my mum and dad’s room shouting what was happening and me dad shouted go to bed you………….. I will never forget it and I will never forget those brave men

[@RobertOles-g4j]

As a young teenager in the United States, I followed the Falklands War very closely. I have enormous respect for the veterans of this conflict. This was an extraordinary and humble account by a very courageous paratrooper, of that there is no doubt. With admiration and respect, Bob Oles, USMC veteran Persian Gulf War 91 and US Army-Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-05.

[@johntait491]

A great story. Thank you for your service. 👍

[@bill8784]

Amazing men. We owe them all a huge debt.

[@Ruda-n4h]

I saw the BBC documentary in 1983 ,'The Paras' and have been in awe ever since. Great respect from a civvy.

[@cycleSCUBA]

8'15" these are British subjects, on a British dependency and will be defended at all costs. God rest Colonel H and his men. We will Remember Them.

[@GeordiePat1]

We will always remember them. We will never forget.🇬🇧💔🙏

[@rosshendry8589]

Never forgotten soldier xx my granda fought in burma thank you x respect always

[@jaredsteed3444]

Similar to Ia drang valley in Vietnam. There was men dying and they couldn't do anything.....when he said "there was a wounded man screaming and we told him to shut up because he was distracting everyone" the cold reality of intimate combat..... hopefully that bloke made it home.

[@jamesadams6009]

These videos are SUPERB. So interesting. Such guts! Thank you.

[@mrbosh0115]

Much Respect to You Mate.

[@michaelbull9428]

Always humbled by guys like these, bless them all

[@philipswain4122]

A school friend of mine, Philip Vernals, served on HMS Antelope. I saw him about a month after he returned home. He had that “look” of someone who’d “ been through it”. Hope he’s ok. Cheers Phil and all veterans.

[@davidsedlickas8222]

This is a proper War that happened because of a country taking land off another country. A legal right to defend and fight. That is precisely why an Army, Air Force and Navy are for.

[@heatpump8566]

Top lad, lots of respect

[@anonnemo2504]

Brave man. Thank you for your service.

[@bawtreerd]

You can see the emotion in his face as he recalls the horrific scenes from the past Total respect to these guys who gavd their all and more

[@bullet-catcherhohoho250]

My mate was in 3 Para, only 18 at the time. Never did say a lot about it.

[@wetincornwall6882]

They never do if it was rough, had an uncle in Burma WW2.. didn't know he was there until he was buried.

[@DJJAW11]

... Brilliant, keep up the storys!.

[@jk2654]

My father was also at the Falklands Welsh guards 1st battalion i have never heard him speak about it but heard from comrades after a justice for NI vets march on the Welsh parliament a few years ago , then it was only after a lot of beers in a pub in Cardiff with his mates I heard some of the stuff these boys went through

[@littleshep5502]

Look up the incident with RFA Sir Galahad for the Welsh guards

[@66kimrae]

The Union jack flies above stanley,god save the Queen.... made my eyes water...

[@paulrichards2350]

Massive respect to a very brave man ❤

[@Sidney1WG]

The emotion is still in his voice after all those years. What an experience, something you could never forget. These days all you get are cowards without uniforms who don't have the balls to fight like these guys did. And politicians that sit in their offices making sure we have our hands tied behind our backs. And lawyers who like to sue us for doing our job. It's sickening!

[@eyemallears2647]

If you know someone who was involved for the UK in the Falklands War, please let them know that in the KZbin comments section (and on the internet in general) there is huge gratitude and amazement for what they did. I was only 3 yrs old in 1982 and I’m now binge watching videos about it all. The sacrifice that our armed forces made was immense and it will NEVER be forgotten.

[@paulrichards2350]

What a man,so humble ❤

[@rockebynametowndowell]

Amazing work

[@vmax42dave]

Respect.

[@havennewbowtow8835]

I had a mate in 2 para that was there. He kept pretty quiet about his part in it. 20 odd years later he told us all, half of them knew H Jones was going medal hunting, his rendition of his part in this fight was one of the most harrowing things ive ever heard. He admitted he was petrified at the start, then his blood got up and he got wired in.

[@chrismac2234]

Tabing is like yomping, only faster. (Inter service joke) The Argentinians had larger numbers, but were in no way superior. Major Keebles bluff at goose green was a stroke of military genius.

[@sonsofthesilentage994]

What à bloke, what à blade.

[@hutch1111111]

I was 12 and watched the news everyday to see what was happening. Being a monarchist family in Canada we so happy when the 🇬🇧 won.

[@iandavidson4000]

Total respect Qs

[@BadPenny]

Class of 82 🇬🇧

[@deeppurple883]

The story he was telling about the dream he was having while his feet were on fire. I wonder, do the people who die in their sleep because of smoke from a fire is this how their spirit passes over peacefully. Not waking up from a dream must be a strange phenomena. This reality is at odds with our understanding . Going of to sleep we expect to wake up. What happens to the mind and the soul/spirit given we went to sleep with them intact. What's their next destination do they know they've been evicted from the living relm. This guy came back, lived to tell the tail that many don't get to report back with. He's luckier than he knows, let's hope so far so good. ✌️☘️

[@kiwifruit27]

The trauma of it is still effecting him today, so sad

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

In Forces News we trust

[@davidpalin1790]

All heroes

[@sefton1972]

Thank you for your bravery.

[@RhysGreenVr]

my grandad fought in this war rip Kenneth Micheal Green. I didn’t know him well but rip cause he died before I was born

[@SharpCats371]

Merry Christmas 🎄🕊✝🙏🎁🎀

[@snowflakemelter1172]

If you hear the Para reg is advancing on your position just run because you won't win. ( ex 3 Para )

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

And if you hear the RAF Reg is advancing then dig your own grave!

[@snowflakemelter1172]

@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 no one ever hears th RAF reg until it's too late.

[@michealrcnicholson9342]

Tell that to the Germans at Arnhem! Para's were Royally left to fend for themselves, because it was just a bridge too far.

[@michealrcnicholson9342]

@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 RAF Reg don't advance.

[@michealrcnicholson9342]

@@snowflakemelter1172 No one ever hears RAF Reg at all. They're usually sleeping.

[@paulbromley6687]

I was at depot when all this was going on.

[@formhubfar]

Imagine years later with all that you seen and all that you done and all that we sacrificed to know The Falklands war started over 6 tonnes of scrap metal, scrap metal.

[@formhubfar]

Youth is wasted on the young.

[@erbilgary]

A guy took out a Puccara Ground Assault Jet with a Blowpipe? That bloke was a Royal Marines Commando.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

If only the soldiers had NLAW back then those sky hawks would have been sitting ducks at that height for the soldiers on the ground..❤ 41 years lest we forget 🇬🇧

[@mihalich7740]

Hello! Greetings to veterans from Mikhail E. Tcherkasov from town Mourom (Муром) in Vladimirskaya region of Russian Federation.

[@mikewingert-savagelyerudite]

🤮

[@mihalich7740]

@@mikewingert-savagelyerudite Thanks!

[@andrewmcneilismcneilis6596]

Slava Ukraine

[@BirbarianHomeGuard]

Moral of the story: do your physical training

[@docdr7199]

Respect - and great video. "The paratroopers took out a jet"... Simply FYI a pucara isn't a jet, so maybe alter that bit of text for accuracy?

[@docdr7199]

@@chad6080 Mike didn't call it a jet; he referred to it as a Pucara. Thanks for your contribution.👍

[@ripstop5122]

Why is it that 18yrs olds back then looked like men whereas today they look like kids?

[@psotos]

AATW!

[@jamescarr4662]

'Took back'. Aye ok....

[@DavidWoods-of2ct]

Your not the only one 😂😂😂😂

[@vladamijuskovic7684]

Срб. -fllaworr of rosse Merry Christmas+ 👍

[@clydecessna737]

The British Army chose to fight the ground war using nineteen century tactics and got nineteenth century casualties. The British took more casualties at Goose Green than the entire US Special Forces in the Western Desert in the 2nd Gulf War. Inspite of Scimitars proving the point that armored vehicles operated fine on the Islands few armored vehicles, or for that matter any other vehicles, were used. The ground campaign lacked enough artillery or heavy weapons. 20odd 432s with mini guns would have cleared Goose Green in a short time - but that would be beyond the imagination of the Army then and probably...now.

[@reallyoldfatgit]

The sinking of Atlantic Conveyor and the loss of the helicopters she carried meant that the ability to fly well rested troops to suitable DZs close to their start lines as intended was lost. This meant that there was no way to fight the ground war any other way. Yes the CVR(T)s did prove the RE estimate of where they could operate was wrong but there was no way to get more there let alone AFV 432s, which, with their heavier ground pressure may have been too limited in where they could go. Deploying mechanised infantry would have required a logistical capability that was, at that time, impossible without a port, and that was Stanley. The estimate of what was required was constrained by what was available, could be carried there and landed. A car ferry loaded with AFV 432s would have been useless until the war was won.

[@Azog150]

That ignores the entire logistics of the operation to retake the Falklands. Completely different operation from the Gulf War, and the USA has far far larger logistical capacities than Britain. The nearest forward operating post to the Falklands for the British was thousands of miles. During the Gulf War the USA was piling in troops and equipment into neighbouring Kosovo and Saudi Arabia for months before the operation.

[@reallyoldfatgit]

@@Azog150 exactly!

[@theoraclerules5056]

@Clyde Cessna: Drawing comparisons with US Forces in the 1990-91, or 2003 campaigns in the Gulf Region is not fair, accurate or appropriate here, especially, as in both campaigns the US 🇺🇸 & it’s Allies including the UK 🇬🇧 had months of prior preparation in lands & territories abutting either Kuwait or Iraq to build-up in-full (All their required land , sea & air Forces’s assets!), all their respective forces unhindered, & where the opportunity & availability of deploying “heavy armoured units & equipment” was desirable & feasible in those desert environs & climes! However, the UK effectively had only four short days to gather & dispatch from its shores the initial elements of an “Expeditionary-Task Force” to liberate the Falklands from Argentinian aggression & occupation at that time in 1982! Therefore, in such detrimental prevalent conditions approaching the severe Antarctic winter with marshy, peat-bog & hilly/rocky landscapes & environments (Unsuitable for heavy Armor & tanks etc.), to also overcome, as found in the Falkland Islands 🇫🇰, & then even despite additionally being located more than 8,000 miles (Around 16,000 Km) from the British Mainland bases, they only had still planned very light reconnaissance type vehicles to utilize there (As did the Argentinians for the same or similar reasons too!!) to traverse the rudimentary roads & tracks there, as well as the dangerously soft, often water-logged, peat-bog & salt-marsh terrain to be located there in East or West Falklands, in-spite-of the plethora of aforementioned disadvantages or deficiencies, they nevertheless successfully prevailed over the Argentinian forces there then, which was, under these challenging circumstances, no mean or small feat-of-arms, while enduring an acceptable casualty rate of some 255 🇬🇧 dead & 775 wounded or injured, (Actually, in perspective, a quite low death-tally & a respectable/tolerable 1:3 ratio😢 of dead to wounded rates)! Remember too, the British Forces too had an effective reduced operational capacity due to the Argentine Air Forces’s strike by an “Exocet” missile that had sunk the requisitioned mercantile ship (Non-Combat), the “Atlantic Conveyor,” which had contained most of the Army’s & Marine’s ‘Helicopters & heavy equipment , parts & stores!! This had effectively hamstrung the ground forces ability to operate in their usual fashion that in-turn, necessitated the ground-forces command to regroup & then ‘tab’ or ‘yomp’ all their packs, weapon-systems & stores by foot from the ‘Beachhead at San Carlos Bay’ on the west coast of East Falkland, & traverse the 60 miles (96 Km) physically carrying most of their equipment & stores themselves mainly on foot, as stated previously! Don’t forget, before in history in 1944, in WW2 that the bulk of the British & Canadian forces effectively marched also on foot mainly from the Normandy landing-grounds to Berlin during 1944-45, so it wasn’t (moving on foot/tactical advance to battle - ‘tabbing’) that far removed from British Military Training manuals at the time too! Don’t forget also that the British Paras, RM Commandos & it’s troops of the 1st Infantry Division are/were extremely well-trained & conditioned to expect & successfully deal with any/all changes to plans under extreme challenges & conditions, anywhere at anytime, so much of their successful campaign in 1982 was down to these basic facts! In short, it was ‘Training, Training & Training’ that then carried the day for them, good intelligence coupled with positive motivation, & a sizable dose of good fortune of course!

[@genwoolfe]

A 432 wouldnt have lasted 5 mins in that terrain (& htf could they replenish it?)

[@stevancollins8267]

They fought youth from Argentina with minimal training. Youth. Conscripts. Nothing to be proud of.

[@jimmyhillschin9987]

Yes, nothing to be proud of, fighting for your life against massive odds, sustaining significant casualties yet prevailing. Nothing to be proud of.

[@labouraredangerous]

Yet, there were also marines, Paras and special forces there which outnumbered them by hundreds if not thousands

[@brickistic8188]

people like Stevan don’t ever respond to criticism

[@ronocmarley9092]

Yea look at this creeps hard drive

[@sunrayisdown1690]

Fab. But tell the bigger story and remember that Royal Marines also died and buried there.

[@daveratcliffe1016]

Why did the Paras get all the publicity?.

[@alanwales7817]

@@daveratcliffe1016 because they fought in the hardest battles and lost the most men, true warriors

[@branni6538]

To Alan Wales.

[@zoiders]

This man is a Paratrooper. He is telling his life story as he experienced it while fighting with the paras, he speaks for them as he is one of them. We will hear the stories from The Royal Marines and The Guards in due course. Learn some patience and stop being rude.

[@richardgillett2323]

Because the Paras were first on to the Island, the first in to battle, the only unit to fight 2 battles, and the 1st in to Port Stanley, and that was just 2 Para. The only regiment to win a VC.... 2 in fact!! That's why!!