Witness History
Witness History
Surviving the Falkands War
Up next
May 3, 2022
9 minutes
Available for over a year
In 1982 British soldier Simon Weston was severely burned when Argentine planes bombed his ship, the Sir Galahad, as it unloaded troops in the Falkland Islands. Scott Wright hears how Weston was not initially expected to survive, and how he later met and forgave one of the Argentine pilots who caused his life-changing injuries. The interview was produced by Alan Hamilton and the programme is a Moon Road Production.
PHOTO: Simon Weston (Getty Images)