Where is Simon Weston now?
A successful businessman too, Simon currently runs his own security business in South Wales and is a director of Zappawoo, parent company of start-up Zap Escapes, specialising in selling holidays to those with accessibility requirements.
How did Simon Weston get his burns?
They met in Liverpool when she was working for his charity, Weston Spirit. They were engaged on 8 June 1989, exactly seven years after the attack on the Sir Galahad. Weston has met and become friends with First Lieutenant Carlos Cachon, the Argentine pilot who dropped the bomb which caused his injuries.
How old is Simon Weston now?
60 years (August 8, 1961)
Simon Weston/Age
He turns 60 today. Simon, a Welsh Guardsman, was the most seriously injured serviceman to survive when his ship, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Sir Galahad, was hit by three Argentine bombs. In total, 48 men died aboard Sir Galahad, including more than 30 of his comrades from the Welsh Guards, many of them burnt alive.
Who was the man that got burnt in the Falklands?
FALKLANDS hero Simon Weston has revealed he is still friends with the Argentinian pilot who bombed his ship. The former Welsh Guardsman, 55, suffered severe burns to half his body when the Sir Galahad was hit in 1982.
Is Simon Weston married?
Lucy Westonm. 1990
Simon Weston/Spouse
How many men were killed in the Falklands war?
In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities. The conflict was a major episode in the protracted dispute over the territories’ sovereignty.
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What happened to Galtieri?
Death. Leopoldo Galtieri underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer on 16 August 2002 at a hospital in Buenos Aires. He died there of a heart attack on 12 January 2003, aged 76. His body was interred in a small mausoleum in La Chacarita Cemetery in the capital.
How many died on the Sir Galahad?
48 men
The explosions and subsequent fires killed 48 men aboard Sir Galahad, of whom 32 were soldiers from the Welsh Guards, 11 were other army personnel, and five were crewmen of the Sir Galahad, among them two Hong Kong Chinese sailors. The attack on Sir Tristram killed two crewmen, both of them Hong Kong Chinese sailors.
Was Leopoldo Galtieri a dictator?
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli (15 July 1926 – 12 January 2003) was an Argentine general and dictator who was head of state of Argentina for roughly 5 months from 1981 – 1982, serving during the military dictatorship known as the National Reorganization Process (NRP).