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A veteran interview with

Graeme Golightly

Graeme Golightly was an eighteen year old Royal Marine Commando when the Falklands Conflict started.

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About Graeme Golightly

Graeme Golightly attended a merchant navy boarding school before passing the Royal Marines entrance tests at sixteen. He was proud to complete the gruelling thirty-week training, one of fourteen to pass from a group of fifty-two. Posted to 40 Commando in Plymouth, he was deployed to the Falklands with Bravo Company and despite hopes for diplomacy, recalls the poignant moment the company prepared for war and secured Port San Carlos, stepping into freezing water weighed down with heavy kit and ammunition.

Graeme remembers hearing there were white flags flying over Stanley and being tasked to take the surrender of the Argentinean military force. He went on to serve in Northern Ireland until illness ended his frontline role, moving to a desk position before transitioning to civilian life. Graeme remained deeply proud of his green beret, the perspective gained through service, and the lifelong camaraderie of the Royal Marines family.

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Rebecca Fleckney
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Vicky Barnes

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A veteran interview with

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Graeme Golightly was an eighteen year old Royal Marine Commando when the Falklands Conflict started.

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Golightly, Graeme. A Veteran Interview with Graeme Golightly. Interview by Rebecca Fleckney. Legasee, 22 Jun. 2012 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/graham-golightly/. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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Golightly, G. (2012, June 22). A Veteran Interview with Graeme Golightly [Interview by Rebecca Fleckney]. Legasee. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/graham-golightly/
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Golightly, Graeme. 2012. A Veteran Interview with Graeme Golightly. Interview by Rebecca Fleckney. Legasee, June 22. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/graham-golightly/
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Golightly, G. (2012). A Veteran Interview with Graeme Golightly. [Interviewed by Rebecca Fleckney]. Legasee, 22 June. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/graham-golightly/ (Accessed: 15 July 2025)
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Golightly, G. A Veteran Interview with Graeme Golightly [Internet]. Interview by R. Fleckney. Legasee; 2012 Jun 22 [cited 2025 Jul 15]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/graham-golightly/
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