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Falklands’ veteran returns trumpet to Argentine POW
The Argentine jets screamed overhead the young paratrooper from Dundee, dropping their deadly payloads over Sussex Mountain. For Tony Banks, the Falklands war had become real and terrifying as the battle for Goose Green got under way. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesMr Tony Banks, sincerely I salute your action
Sep 01st, 2010 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0.
“I feel I've returned the trumpet to the rightful owner“
”The two old enemies - now it seemed the greatest of friends - sat down and reminisced about the war”
I nice metaphor to remind us what british people must do; return what was stolen to the rightfull owner.
Sep 01st, 2010 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A nice story, it's nice to see people can put there differences aside.
Sep 01st, 2010 - 04:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I also read a story about an Argentinian soldier who, while during the war he shot a British soldier and the man lay dying in the field screaming in pain, but because of the heavy fighting he couldn't reach the british man, The argentinian sent a letter saying he regretted that he couldn't reach him in time.
thank you pirat but when will UK give back Islas Malvinas, Argentina ?? you could have shoved the trumpet up your backend and leave our land but no you rather pose for a cam giving back another item you stole, in civilized nation thieves go to jail and get diported, aparently this laws are made only for latinos and blacks.
Sep 01st, 2010 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Old news. Happened in June.
Sep 01st, 2010 - 06:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Arvgass - as usual a load of trash - the british Soldier was following standard correct Geneva Convention Rules on dealing with Prisoners of War. No more and No less.
Sep 03rd, 2010 - 12:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Britain follows the Geneva Convention, That is more than Argentina did in 1982 - and I was here - you were not!(well not on our side if you were perhaps?).
Luckily Mr Banks did decide initially to keep it - otherwise it would have been dumped at sea with all the other detritus of war and never have got back to its owner.
Islander, take a look on Mr. Jeff Glover´s story. After his Harrier was shot, he took a very different point of view about the matter, including the track of his pilot knife.
Sep 03rd, 2010 - 01:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0the argies should return and replace the things they stole or dammaged from the islanders,
Sep 05th, 2010 - 09:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0BRITON8
Sep 06th, 2010 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0f the argies mother england owes the kelpers a dam site more than the argies
TILL the kelper do not have to get permits to stay visit or work in the uk its unfinshed buisiness
question how many kelpers have full time work at mt pleasant air feild and getting the equivilant wage to uk civvy employees
do i take it you are a falklander who does not want the british with you ?
Sep 06th, 2010 - 09:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0is not the falklands able to pay there own rates, i was not aware thet got the minimum wage, but your complaint is not warrented fr the fact that it is not a colony, it is but for argentina [free], so if you have a grudge abt your employment rights , you should complain the falklands islands goverment, or the argentinian goverment, and not to the british.
First i've ever heard of them requiring a permit.. They have british passports, which makes them a member of the EU.
Sep 06th, 2010 - 10:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He could mean that you require a permit if you are flying via the base on ascension island. That's required because it's not only a british base and there could be something there either military might not want civilians to see.
I question “rikki”. Doesn't sound British.
Sep 07th, 2010 - 06:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However, if they hold a British passport issued other than in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, British Overseas Territories Citizens are subject, where appropriate, to normal immigration rules for non-EU nationals.
But we allow anyone to come live here anyway?
Sep 07th, 2010 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0yes #8 Argentine nationality! but the pirats are british and Argentina is fine with it. go home to your royal BS, in Argentina we have a democracy and we elect our leaders, british subject don't have a say in islas Malvinas, I bid they don't even have citizenship, they can't vote.
Sep 07th, 2010 - 07:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They do vote.
Sep 07th, 2010 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0, avargas2001 (silly boy.
Sep 07th, 2010 - 09:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but then even your friends think that, did you notice that HMS Ocean in brazil doing exercising with the Brazilian navy and marines, the RN visiting brazil , then possibly if you argies behave your self you might get a glimpse of this fighting ship when it nears the Falklands, it will give you something to dream about,, long live the British
gassy gets more brainless with every post. The sooner they get him in that room with the padded walls, the better.
Sep 07th, 2010 - 11:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Notice how he thinks Argentina has a democracy, when in fact it has a presidential dictatorship.
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