Prime Minister and veterans attend service to mark 40 years since the end of the Falklands War

The Prime Minister and veterans of the Falklands War attended a service marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the conflict. The Royal British Legion invited veterans, civilians and bereaved family members to a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire to remember the end of the conflict in 1982, after weeks of fighting. A taskforce set sail from the UK three days after the Argentinian invasion, eventually involving almost 26, 000 troops and 3, 000 civilian crew. A total of 255 British troops and three Falkland Islanders died, as well as 649 Argentinian military personnel. Interviews with Falklands veterans Para Nigel McNeilly and Royal Marine Chris Caroe.