One of the last surviving SAS soldiers who stormed Iran's embassy in London dies

Jimbuna · 05-22-23, 11:48 AM

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August · 05-22-23, 03:57 PM

One of the last surviving members, really?

Jimbuna · 05-23-23, 06:25 AM

Well it was 43 years ago si the men were in their thirties it is possible I suppose.

August · 05-23-23, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Well it was 43 years ago si the men were in their thirties it is possible I suppose.

Well thirties is rather old for combat soldiers, maybe not the old Sarge of course but I would have thought the majority of them would have been in their early to mid 20's. That just seemed to me to be a bit soon to be one of the last survivors.

Of course having been a 3 year veteran of the US Army myself already when that incident occurred it might be somewhat wishful thinking!

Jimbuna · 05-24-23, 05:34 AM

Did a bit 'digging' and found out he was sixty years of age and had been suffering from cancer for a long time,

That would make him twenty years of age during the embassy siege.

Onkel Neal · 05-25-23, 06:57 AM

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August · 05-25-23, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Did a bit 'digging' and found out he was sixty years of age and had been suffering from cancer for a long time,

That would make him twenty years of age during the embassy siege.

That's more like it, but also sad that to know he was one of the last survivors of a pretty young group of men.

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05-24-23, 05:34 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Did a bit 'digging' and found out he was sixty years of age and had been suffering from cancer for a long time, That would make him twenty years of age during the embassy siege. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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