Ray Bloye: Self - Royal Marine NP8901

Quotes 

• [talking about Rex Hunt, the Governor of the Falkland Islands] 

  Major Mike Norman : Rex decided to try and arrange a truce. There was no suggestion of surrendering.

  Ben Fogle - Presenter : During the uneasy cease-fire that followed, Argentine naval commander, Carlos Busser, arrived at Government House.

  Major Mike Norman : Before Busser could say a word, Rex Hunt said "This is British property. You are not welcome, and what I want you to do is to go away now and take all your men with you." Busser smiled and said "I've got 800 men ashore. I have another 2000 waiting to come ashore. But your men, they have fought well and I do not want to kill them." And Rex paused and said "In that case, you give me no option. I will tell my Marines to lay down their arms."

  Graham Evans : We never surrendered. We were told, ordered, to lay our arms down.

  Ray Bloye : That wasn't great. That was probably one of the worst times. We didn't really wanna stop fighting.

  Gary Williams : If the decision would've been made that we would've carried on fighting, it would've been down to the last man.

• [the Marines of 8901 were flown back to Britain after Port Stanley was taken by the Argentinians, but they returned to the Falklands to fight at Goose Green, and were then chosen to raise the Union Jack after the Argentine surrender] 

  Ben Fogle - Presenter : The men from 8901 had fought the entire campaign and were amongst the first back into the capital. In news footage shown around the world, the Argentine flag was replaced with a British one. Remarkably, the Marines who hoisted that flag outside Government House were Naval Party 8901.

  Major Mike Norman : There was a very proud 8901 carrying out that task.

  Gary Williams : It was with great satisfaction that we stuck the flag back up at Government House.

  Ray Bloye : It's given me a lot of pride.

  Paul Rounding : There's not many men who can say they was NP8901

  Graham Evans : We'll always be part of the Falklands, I think.