21K views · 1.1K reactions | Please join us in remembering heroes... FALKLANDS: On this day 1982, HMS Sheffield was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile. Twenty people died and 26 were injured. It was the first Royal Navy warship to have been lost in combat since the second world war. Lest we forget. | Veterans' Foundation | Facebook

107K views · 1.7K reactions | Sea Harrier over The Falklands Commander Nigel David "Sharkey" Ward, DSC, AFC (born 1943), born Nigel David MacCartan-Ward, is a former Royal Navy officer and Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the 1982 Falklands War. | The British Falkland Islands & British Military | Facebook

27K views · 1K reactions | British Task Force Set Sail for War in the Falklands - CBS Evening News - April 5, 1982  The largest Royal Navy battle fleet assembled in 25 years embarks for the Falkland Islands three days after the Argentinian takeover. Lord Carrington resigns and PM Margaret Thatcher describes the nation's resolve to retake the overseas territory. | The British Falkland Islands & British Military | Facebook