A CEREMONY honouring those who fought in the Falklands War was held at Pershore Abbey this week.
In a poignant service, members of the armed forces and veterans of the 1982 conflict gathered to pay their respects.
The service was led by Canon Claire Lording with members of the Pershore and District branches of the Royal British Legion and Royal Naval Association.
At the beginning of the service, a wreath was laid on the War Memorial by Roger Sainsbury, Falklands War naval veteran.
Speaking after the service, Canon Lording said: "I found this simple Commemoration deeply moving, more so as a wreath was laid by a Veteran who was on active Naval service during the conflict.
"Today is a day of both Remembrance and Reflection as we pause to contemplate the suffering of so many due to political aggression.
"We remember in our prayers all those living with both mental and physical scars of War and the families of those who lost their lives thousands of miles from their loved ones."
Elsewhere in the town, wreaths were laid on the cross of sacrifice in Pershore Cemetery and at Pershore Commemorative Garden.
A poignant tribute has been created at St Andrew's with the weeping window of poppies, which will remain on display until Armed Forces Day.
The service follows similar events this weekend as Worcestershire marks the 40th anniversary of the conflict, which was an undeclared war between Argentina and Britain.
In Malvern, veterans from the town, as well as from Worcester and Tewkesbury, gathered at Great Malvern Priory for a special service featuring standard-bearers and wreath layings.
That event was organised by Peter Storry and Bill Stowe, both members of the Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club in Malvern.
255 British personnel were killed in the Falklands Conflict, along with 775 wounded and 115 captured.
The conflict broke out after Argentina launched a sudden attack to try and seize the islands.
More than 500 Argentinian personnel took part in the initial invasion, with Britain eventually sending a naval taskforce and Royal Marines to fight to take the island back.
The war, which lasted from April to June 1982, had a lasting impact on the islands themselves, with the final landmines not being removed until November 2020.
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