FALKLANDS PARATROOPER

This paratrooper could quite easily be from WW2 at Arnhem, one thing is for sure they all had the same `Esprit de corps` and never took a backward step whether it be fighting the Germans or the Argentinians.

Ex-Para Stephen Hood Took His Own Life

A Falklands War hero distressed by recent flare-ups in hostilities between Britain and Argentina has been found dead in his car.
Ex-Para Stephen Hood – who featured in iconic film footage celebrating victory at the battle of Goose Green – died just hours after Argentine president Cristina de Kirchner reignited the sovereignty row over the islands. Yesterday, his distraught widow Carol urged politicians to stop their sabre-rattling for the sake of traumatised veterans.
She told The Mail on Sunday: ‘What do the politicians achieve with their to-ing and fro-ing? Nothing. They should let it lie and leave it to the people of the Falkland Islands to determine their future. Read more HERE

When I first heard about the death of Stephen I was saddened , but today I learn that he like many of my fellow Falklands veterans took his own life due to his PTSD. I have been worried for some time that the 30th Anniversary of the War might lead to more untimely deaths and it seems that news coverage of the recent letter from Argentina may have contributed to this ex Para’s death. I myself suffer from PTSD and when I saw the News with pictures of the Galahad troop ship ablaze it also brought it all back to me and I felt terrible but never mentioned it to my Wife who has been fantastic in her support when I was in hospital. I now have the added problem of severe Tinnitus and I cannot honestly say that I wont take my own life at some point, although I don’t want to, unless you suffer from PTSD and  Tinnitus you cannot understand. I also fear that once this Government start to strip away the benefits of veterans with PTSD this will definitely lead to more suicides, as we might be ill but we are still very proud men and don’t like to be thought of as a burden on our Country.



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R.I.P. Steve 'Hank' Hood

Steve 'Hank' Hood sadly died yesterday, a true Airborne Warrior and Falklands Veteran, R.I.P.

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British Soldier named after fallen Falklands hero uncle dies

A new father wounded in Afghanistan has died at the same age as the uncle he was named in memory of, who was killed in the Falklands War.Private Daniel Steven Prior, of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was born the year after the death of Steve Prior, who lost his life trying to save the life of a colleague.Pte Prior, 27, had only returned to Afghanistan a fortnight ago, having flown home to the UK to be with wife Emily as she gave birth to their son Logan, who is now three weeks old. Read more HERE RIP

Private Daniel Steven Prior (left), of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was given the name Steven in memory of his uncle (right), who lost his life trying to save the life of a colleague during the Falklands War. He, too, died aged 27

British Parachute Regiment soldier killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) died yesterday, Friday 18 March 2011, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan. Read More Here RIP

Craig's Island

The parents of the last soldier to die in the Falklands conflict have bought one of the disputed islands - and named it after him as a permanent memorial to their hero son.
Craig Jones, 20, was killed on the morning of 13 June 1982 when he was hit by shell fire on Mount Longdon. Read More HERE

Craig's memory will live on forever more, RIP

Two soldiers from The Parachute Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9 February 2011.
The soldiers were deployed on an operation to reassure the local population and provide security in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province. . Read More Here RIP

THESE HEROES WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN, RIP.

Soldier from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 5th February 2011. The soldier was deployed on an operation to interdict insurgents when he was struck by an improvised explosive device . Read More Here RIP