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Paul Riley
08-29-11, 06:13 AM
To all SAS fans:

Just found out today (this actually happened last Friday) in the paper that former SAS hero John McAleese from the famous 1980 Iranian embassy siege has died aged 62 of a suspected heart attack while living in Thessalonika,Greece.This came merely 2 years after the death of his own son from a road-side bomb injury while serving in Afghanistan.To be fair I dont think John really got over the death of his son and he was starting to look quite haggard and troubled,ultimately proving to be too much for the hardened man in the end.
I was in total shock and my sincere condolences go out to his family.

I would also appreciate no sarcastic or off-topic comments (someone invariably makes sarcastic comments to some of my threads/posts,and its irritating) either on this thread,thankyou.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/29/daughter-tells-how-sas-hero-john-mcaleese-died-of-a-broken-heart-115875-23379486/

My tribute to Operation Nimrod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSmy4AnM7TI


R.I.P 'Mac' :cry:

Paul Riley
08-29-11, 06:27 AM
Damn,just realised,can someone move this to the 'general discussion' section?,sorry about that.

Thanks.

Jimbuna
08-29-11, 11:33 AM
Was posted more than a day before you posted Paul:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=187288

Paul Riley
08-29-11, 11:36 AM
Was posted more than a day before you posted Paul:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=187288

I feared that would happen.I only found out today and initially thought it was breaking news when I first read it.I saw it in the Sun paper,small piece down the left column of the page.
Thanks for letting me know.

Sailor Steve
08-29-11, 12:27 PM
It happens to all of us. No worries. :sunny:

Jimbuna
08-29-11, 12:52 PM
I feared that would happen.I only found out today and initially thought it was breaking news when I first read it.I saw it in the Sun paper,small piece down the left column of the page.
Thanks for letting me know.

Hey, no problem...as Steve says "It happens to all of us"

Today it was your turn :DL

Paul Riley
08-29-11, 12:56 PM
Hey, no problem...as Steve says "It happens to all of us"

Today it was your turn :DL

Strange it wasnt reported earlier (that i'm aware of that is).How did you find out?

Jimbuna
08-29-11, 01:07 PM
By reading the boards and cross referencing the date and time.

Paul Riley
08-29-11, 01:18 PM
By reading the boards and cross referencing the date and time.

Ahh,okay.

Jimbuna
08-29-11, 02:13 PM
Not rocket science...simply one of my functions here :03: