Ex Para Stephen Hood, pictured here drinking after the battle of Goose Green, has been found dead in his car
Iconic Hero Of Goose Green Kills Himself Hours After Argentina Reignites Hostilities: 'Sabre-Rattling' May Have Triggered Para's Post-Traumatic Stress -- Daily Mail
* Ex-Para who featured Goose Green victory footage found dead in car
* Stephen Hood died just hours after row over islands reignited
* His widow has now urged politicians to stop their sabre-rattling
A Falklands War hero distressed by recent flare-ups in hostilities between Britain and Argentina has been found dead in his car.
Ex-Para Stephen Hood – who featured in iconic film footage celebrating victory at the battle of Goose Green – died just hours after Argentine president Cristina de Kirchner reignited the sovereignty row over the islands. Yesterday, his distraught widow Carol urged politicians to stop their sabre-rattling for the sake of traumatised veterans.
She told The Mail on Sunday: ‘What do the politicians achieve with their to-ing and fro-ing? Nothing. They should let it lie and leave it to the people of the Falkland Islands to determine their future.
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My Comment: Our prayers are with his family and loved ones.