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Uploaded by on Aug 29, 2011

The Full Iranian Embassy Siege can be seen on Daily Motion:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmr0gz_iranian-embassy-seige-1980_news




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. After his son's death, John McAleese appealed to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown for better resources for the troops serving in Helmand province. He said that his son had complained that there were not enough troops in Afghanistan to monitor areas for explosive devices.

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  • a true brittish/scottish hero!!!!! ............. heaven will embrace him as hell is afraid he will take over !!

  • dying breed

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  • R.I.P.

  • how ironic ...lived by the gun died by the clock .. .at least no one can say they got you . rest in peace warrior !

  • A Brave Brave man rest in peace

  • Rest in peace mate, thanks for your service. What a life you lead, eh? Hope you see your son again.

  • We Americans will never forget his brave deeds during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. You gotta have guts to charge into certain death like he did. God bless you...a world hero.

  • Rest in paradise brother!

  • Thankyou John McAleese. R.I.P

  • Now God, get off his chair!

    What a genuine nice guy, and a real hard bastard!

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