I had to keep moving to be able to see around.” Of the 20 hostages still in the building after six days, 19 were rescued and one died (on top of a hostage who had been killed earlier by the terrorists). After his son's funeral he had voluntarily attended a police interview, during which he had been cautioned, placed under arrest and bailed pending further enquiries, after which he returned to his residence in Greece. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. On 20 August 2009 his elder son, Serjeant Paul McAleese of 2nd Battalion The Rifles,[10] was killed on active service in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb during a foot patrol in Helmand Province. Many SAS men are fond of a poem, written by an unknown hand, which, for me, seems to sum up McAleese’s approach to life – and death. But a soldier, you’ll always remain at heart.”. McAleese was eventually discharged from the Army in February 1992, after 22 years’ service, more than 17 of them in the SAS. Instead Mrs McAleese has doubled down on the slur on John Paul II’s memory which would see him as an advocate of female submission to the point of marital rape, and launched a full-scale offensive on those who dared to question her speech. McAleese was born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1949 and enlisted in the Army in early 1970, aged 20. John Thomas "Mac" McAleese, MM (25 April 1949 – 26 August 2011) was a Scottish soldier who took part in several late 20th century conflicts with the British Army's Royal Engineers and the Special Air Service Regiment, including the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London during a hostage taking siege incident in May 1980. He did various jobs after leaving the Regiment, including running a pub and working in the security business. This manual is a good primer on small unit tactics by the hardcore combat vet Peter McAleese. 'SAS Hero John McAleese was facing extradition battle over child porn charge', 'Daily Telegraph', 18 September 2011. John Thomas "Mac" McAleese, MM (25 April 1949 – 26 August 2011) was a Scottish soldier who took part in several late 20th century conflicts with the British Army's Royal Engineers and the Special Air Service Regiment, including the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London during a hostage taking siege incident in May 1980. He had first been contacted by the British police in relation to the matter in 2007 whilst at his home in Greece, and had told them he would attend a British police station to assist with their enquiries when he was next back in the United Kingdom. In the ensuing shoot-out, the IRA men fired 17 shots, the SAS fired 236 – and all three terrorists fell to the ground fatally wounded. [5] He also served as a bodyguard for three Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. The Iranian embassy was sieged and its employees were taken as hostages in the standoff with police. McAleese fought in the Falklands War in 1982, and in The Troubles. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1969, aged 20, and in 1973 passed the All Arms Commando Course (AACC), which earned him the green beret and transferred to 59 Independent Commando, Royal Engineers. After a short stint working as a Merc he then migrated down to Rhodesia and joined "C" Squadron (Rhodesia) SAS. I wrote about John McAleese for the first time when he featured in my book, Special Forces Heroes, published in 2008. McALEESEJOHN J. SR. U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. McAleese was born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1949 and enlisted in the Army in early 1970, aged 20. “I always knew you would do a good job, but I didn’t know it would be this good,” he told the SAS men. His second wife committed suicide in November 2018.[14]. Dear brother of … After a short stint working as a Merc he then migrated down to Rhodesia and joined "C" Squadron (Rhodesia) SAS. 'Mourners pay tribute to fearless Scots soldier John McAleese who kept prestigious gallantry medal a secret', 'Daily Record' (Scotland), 23 September 2011. Please try again. After his formal military career McAleese went on to work as a security contractor and did some various bodyguard and Merc work around the globe to include hot-spots like Iraq. " By seizing control the building in Prince’s Gate, the Special Forces men not only brought a successful end to a six-day siege that had gripped the nation, but they brought the activities of the SAS to the general public’s attention for the first time and bolstered Mrs Thatcher’s reputation as a leader for a crisis and a clinical decision-maker. The ambush came after the Army used an SAS man to pose as an Ulster Defence Regiment man, who British intelligence had discovered was an imminent IRA target. McAleese, a no-nonsense Scot, encountered Mrs Thatcher (now Baroness Thatcher) – as far as I know for the first and only time – amid jubilant circumstances in early May 1980, just hours after he and his SAS colleagues had successfully stormed the Iranian Embassy in central London. Early life. [7] He appeared in the BBC produced television documentary series SAS Survival Secrets (2003), detailing the organizational structure of the Special Air Service Regiment and the nature of the military and security roles in which it is used. Please try again. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Headline Review, 2008). Please try again. His funeral was held at Hereford Cathedral. “Gentlemen, there is nothing sweeter than the taste of success, and you boys have got it,” Mrs Thatcher told the Special Forces men. 'Tribute to an SAS hero', by Lord Ashcroft, 'Conservative Home' website, 30 August 2011. Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019. I purchased this book initially back in 1999 through a membership in a particular book club that I belonged to at that time. McAleese married twice. He sold his British Army service medals for an undisclosed sum to the Lord Ashcroft Collection. Because of the nature of the SAS’s furtive activities, few details are available about his career. McAleese is a former British Para and 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Operator. McAleese is a former British Para and 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Operator. 'Special Forces Heroes', by M. Ashcroft (Pub. The Regiment, however, wisely kept him on and he passed selection second time around once his ankle had mended. Very nice… As the others were firing, I stepped into the middle of the road and pumped rounds into the back of the f***ing car. In March 2010 West Mercia Police applied for a European Arrest Warrant for John McAleese at Hereford Magistrates Court, which was granted, and in November 2010 the British Government formally requested McAleese's arrest by the Greek Government and extradition from its territory back to the United Kingdom. which covers his combat exploits in great detail. At the start of “Operation Nimrod” to storm the Iranian Embassy, McAleese, then a Sergeant, led his SAS men into the building by putting a charge on the outer window frame and blasting their way into the building. Read new posts as soon as they appear on lordashcroft.com, “He’s so toxic he’s worn out his welcome” “He’s the first president I paid attention to because he’s awesome” “There’s a lot of effing stupid people in our country”: My latest US election focus groups, “Who says you have to like the President?” “He pretended it wasn’t a big deal and then went and caught it” “I think there might be riots no matter who wins”: My focus groups in Florida and Wisconsin, Voters have turned, but all is not lost for the Tories. Without flinching and in the knowledge that she was the guest in a tough, no-nonsense, male-dominated environment, Mrs Thatcher simply did as she was told and sat cross-legged on the floor. [11][12], McAleese died on 26 August 2011 of a heart attack in his sleep at the age of 62 in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he was living. I had purchased his gallantry and service medals some years earlier when he decided to sell them after retiring from the SAS. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2018. Later that night, in the Regent’s Street Barracks, the SAS men who had taken part in the raid were sipping celebratory beers when Mrs Thatcher and her husband, Denis, unexpectedly joined them. After the collapse of Rhodesia in 1980 McAleese made the run to South Africa were he joined the elite 44 Para Battalion where he was tasked form the elite of the elite within 44 Para Battalion, that element was the Pathfinder unit.
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