{"id":10719,"date":"2024-10-28T15:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=10719"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:46:44","slug":"statue-of-falklands-memorial-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/statue-of-falklands-memorial-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Statue of Falklands Memorial in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Falkland people gave the rock as a gift to Wales to remember those heroes who fight for freedom.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The statue of &nbsp;Falkland Memorial located in Wales National War Memorial Park, Cardiff, was created in 2007 by the Wales branch of the South Atlantic Medal Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1982, the Falkland Islands were occupied by Argentine forces. Later a British Task Force was prompted to be dispatched to the South Atlantic to reclaim the rights of British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The liberation of the islands occurred on June 30, 1982, at a significant cost, with 255 military personal and three civilian islanders losing their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The large rock on the memorial was a gift from the Falkland Island people, remembering those fallen people who gave their life for freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture of statue in   , Cardiff Source: Cardiff News Plus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1943710943&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1943710943&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/falkland\" title=\"Falkland\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">Falkland<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Falkland people gave the rock as a gift to Wales to remember those heroes who fight for freedom. 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