Port Stanley
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| Weather | -1°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity |
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| Provinces | Ontario |
| Local time | Monday 03:06 |
| Neighborhoods | Central Elgrin |
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| North Ward | |
| Orchard Beach | |
| Invererie Heights | |
| Grimmonds Beach | |
| Mitchell Heights | |
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| ID | 2401916 |
About Port Stanley
Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. In 2016, it had a population of 2,148.
The 40-year-old British helicopter flying in Ukraine
... The retired naval pilot says the helicopter played an historic role, flying through a storm on 14 June 1982 to take the commander of British land forces - Gen Jeremy Moore - to Port Stanley so he could accept the Argentine surrender...
Falklands War: Sir Galahad troops 'were sitting ducks'
... By the end of May, British troops had made successful landings to the far west of Port Stanley near Goose Green, and to the north, closer to the capital...
Remembrance Day: Veterans make 'emotionally challenging' return to Falkland Islands
... That sense of patriotism and gratitude can also be seen in the capital Port Stanley...
Falklands War 40th anniversary: PM praises 'daring and bravery' of veterans
... At the same time a service was held at Port Stanley, the Falklands capital...
Falkland Islands soldier: 'I joined the Army to give something back'
... Growing up in the Falklands capital of Port Stanley, WO Halford would play with friends on Mount Tumbledown, the scene of a key battle the day before the surrender of Argentinian forces on 14 June 1982...
Falklands War veterans mark 40th anniversary of RAF raid
... The event marks the 40th anniversary of an RAF raid on Port Stanley airport by Vulcan bombers...
We hid in the cellar as the Falklands were invaded
... On 2 April 1982, Margaret and her husband Don were running the Malvina House hotel in Port Stanley, the main settlement on the remote UK colony in the South Atlantic, when Argentinian forces invaded...
City status: Falklands Islands capital among 39 bidders for title
... This year s field includes a wide range of differently-sized settlements, including the Falkland Islands capital Port Stanley, with a population of under 3,000...
Falklands War 40th anniversary: PM praises 'daring and bravery' of veterans
Commemorations have taken place to mark the 40th anniversary of The End of the Falklands War .
Boris Johnson joined veterans, bereaved Family Members and senior defence figures at a Service at Staffordshire's National Memorial Arboretum.
Mr Johnson praised the " incredible daring and bravery" of Falklands veterans.
Some 255 British troops, 649 Argentine Military Personnel and three Falkland islanders died during The Conflict .
The 10-week war began in April 1982, when troops from Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a British colony in The South Atlantic Ocean .
Argentina said it had inherited the islands from Spain in the 1800s and wanted to reclaim them. The British had ruled the islands for 150 years and sent armed forces by sea to take the islands back. Argentina's troops surrendered on 14 June.
On Tuesday, veterans, civilians and bereaved Family Members attended a Service hosted by The Royal British Legion at The National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas to remember The End of The Conflict . At the same time a Service was held at Port Stanley , the Falklands capital.
Mr Johnson - who laid a wreath at The Service - Told journalists afterwards: " The First thing is to remember what an incredible thing it was That they achieved back in 1982 to make an opposed landing, to take back territory in The Way That they did.
" The incredible daring and bravery of those Young Men and women. And we salute That - we remember That today. "
He added That the " greatest tribute" to those who had laid down their lives was That the Falklands Islands had since " thrived in peace and freedom".
Events have also been taking elsewhere in the country, where ships departed for the islands, as well wreath-laying services in Dorset.
One survivor of Hms Coventry , which was bombed during The War , saying: " I think about it nearly Every Day and you know it is part of My Life and it is part of this nation's heritage. "
" I remember my Lost Friends every year and sadly there is additions because We Are all getting older, " said Mick Kerry, from Warwickshire, who was a 21-year-old marine engineer on the Royal Navy destroyer when it was bombed.
Elsewhere, A Woman who was born in the Falkland Islands three months before The War she became a soldier to repay a debt of gratitude she felt towards The Soldiers who fought in The Conflict .
Sara Halford, who joined the British Army aged 17 and serves with 16 Medical Regiment in Colchester, said islanders would be " forever grateful".
Meanwhile, A Collection of portraits of seven veterans from across Scotland have been revealed as part of a virtual exhibition by Glasgow photographer Wattie Cheung.
On Saturday, a national remembrance parade and Service will be held in Edinburgh, where hundreds of current and former servicemen and women are expected to take part.
On Sunday, members of the Tumbledown Veterans and Families Association marched to The Cenotaph on Blackpool promenade. Nine Men died at The Battle of Mount Tumbledown, overlooking Port Stanley , in The Final days of The Conflict .
Source of news: bbc.com
