25 years after the Falklands war
I will always associate the Falklands war of 1982 with my marriage to Vee. We were married on 19 March and a couple of weeks later the Argentinians invaded the islands. We have just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and today is the 25th anniversary of the invasion. The invasion led to a 10-week conflict in which about 700 Argentininan and 255 British troops died.
Today the economic situation of the Fakland Islanders is much better. From around 1,800 on the eve of the invasion, the population now has surged to almost 3,000. GDP has exploded from a mere £4M a year to more than £75M. But, of course, we are no further forward in reaching some sort of understanding with Argentina on the future of the islands which they call the Malvinas.