"As a nation, we have moved forward substantially in the past 40 years (since the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina) and it is right that we celebrate how, in exercising our liberty, we have built a prosperous and peaceful country - one which has not simply survived, but thrived."
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Phyl Rendell (2021) cited in "Falklands War: Veterans to be honoured at National Memorial Arboretum event" on BBC News, 10 January 2022.
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