
Extra – ‘I lost 22 of my boys, I never intended that I’d lose my ship’
Commander Alan West was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his pivotal role in the Falklands war.
His ship HMS Ardent was sunk with the loss of 22 lives – but it helped the thousands of troops who liberated the islands get safely ashore.
Even as the crew battled fires and tended the wounded...
Extra – ‘I lost 22 of my boys, I never intended that I’d lose my ship’
Commander Alan West was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his pivotal role in the Falklands war.
His ship HMS Ardent was sunk with the loss of 22 lives – but it helped the thousands of troops who liberated the islands get safely ashore.
Even as the crew battled fires and tended the wounded...