Falklands War soldier's sister seeks answers 40 years on
Testimony recently released from Capt Robin Green, commander of the Sir Tristram, showed his requests for protection went unanswered and that senior officers were told the operation was "ill-advised".
In response to the request for an escort, he was told: "Sir Tristram should be left to her own salvation".Capt Green said in his testimony: "The whole operation struck me as being hastily mounted without sufficient thought to planning. Capt Green said the ships did not receive vital information and "were fully exposed for enemy air attack".set up ashore and so no anti-aircraft cover was provided.On the Sir Galahad, 48 men were killed, including 32 Welsh Guards, and eight men died on the Sir Tristram.The reality of war through a soldier's lens
Survivors and family members of those who died have joined the likes of Rhondda MP Sir Chris Bryant in calling for them to be released.PA Media"We can never fully explain to people the experience that we went through," says Andy Jones, who was a Guardsman on the Sir Galahad Mike Hermanis, from Newport, who was also 19 when he was a Guardsman on the Sir Galahad, said the new testimony from Capt Green made for "shocking reading".What does the UK government say?
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