1982 Liberation Memorial — Attraction in Stanley

Being on a Viking Cruise Bucket List Cruise has been incredible. We had to pinch ourselves to make sure we were on the actual Falkland Islands. Our guide Phil led us through the 1982 war/conflict history that cost the lives of so many and created PTSD even in civilian residents. Standing in front of this memorial was sobering, and yet to see the care and evidence of daily visits was encouraging. Gaining the insights of Argentina Patagonia guide Sabrina and Chilean Puerto Arenas perspectives only solidifies the need for us all to realize all land belongs to God, and we need only to love our...

The 1982 Liberation Memorial is a war memorial in Stanley, Falkland Islands. It commemorates all British Forces and supporting units that served in the Falklands War and helped liberate the Falkland Islanders from Argentine military occupation in 1982. The Memorial is situated in front of the Secretariat Building, overlooking Stanley Harbour. The funds for the Memorial were raised entirely by Falkland Islanders and it was unveiled by the Governor of the Falkland Islands, Sir Rex Hunt, on Liberation Day (14 June) 1984, the second anniversary of the...

I served in the RAMC, but I was not one that went to war in this land so far away from home, however it nice to see that the memorial is well looked after and that the names are remembered. I spent some time there thinking about the lives that were lost, and the struggle that we have on a daily basis to fight for, thank you brave men and women that served and gave...