Perhaps you were there on the quayside or on the Round Tower to witness the celebrations?
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9. Returning from the Falkland Islands in 1982
A Royal Navy serviceman is reunited with his family after the British light aircraft carrier HMS Invincible returned to Portsmouth after the Falklands War, 17th September 1982. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
10. Returning from the Falkland Islands in 1982
Crowds on the quayside at Portsmouth waiting for the arrival of the British light aircraft carrier HMS Invincible from the Falkland Islands after the Falklands War, 17th September 1982. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
11. Returning from the Falkland Islands in 1982
HMS Herald a survey ship returns from the Falklands in 1982. The News PP4865 Photo: The News archive