John McAleese MM
- 13 years ago
The Full Iranian Embassy Siege can be seen on Daily Motion:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmr0gz_iranian-embassy-seige-1980_news
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26th August 2011. John McAleese, 61, died of a suspected heart attack whilst on holiday in Greece. He led the SAS team that ended the Iranian embassy siege in central London in 1980. In 1988, McAleese was award the Military Medal. The last two years of McAleese’s life were marked by the death of his son, 29-year-old Sergeant Paul McAleese, who was serving in the 2nd Battalion the Rifles and hoped to join the special forces like his father before him. Paul was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on 20th August 2009 while attempting to rescue a wounded comrade.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmr0gz_iranian-embassy-seige-1980_news
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26th August 2011. John McAleese, 61, died of a suspected heart attack whilst on holiday in Greece. He led the SAS team that ended the Iranian embassy siege in central London in 1980. In 1988, McAleese was award the Military Medal. The last two years of McAleese’s life were marked by the death of his son, 29-year-old Sergeant Paul McAleese, who was serving in the 2nd Battalion the Rifles and hoped to join the special forces like his father before him. Paul was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on 20th August 2009 while attempting to rescue a wounded comrade.