Falklands War veterans reunite for the first time in 40 years to recreate iconic photograph

IT is the most famous image of the Falklands War – six Royal Marines yomping with the Union Jack proudly flying from their radio aerial.

Yet apart from flag bearer Pete Robinson, the other Marines have never been publicly identified — until now.

This week The Sun brought six of them together on Dartmoor, Devon, where they met again for the first time in 40 years.

We also reunited the heroes with commando photographer Pete Holdgate who took the iconic picture on June 14, 1982, the day ­Argentina surrendered.

Pete, now 71, recreated his famous “yomper” photo which came to symbolise Britain’s incredible battle to win back the tiny South Atlantic islands 8,000 miles from the UK.

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