Born and raised in Carlisle and adopted at an early age Rusty lived.

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Theres about 13000 people who claim to have been on the Iranian Embassy balcony said Bob. B Squadron who were during their stint on the Anti-Terrorist team sped down the motorway to London. John McAleese - First man on the balcony during the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980 caught on live news.

Well I wasnt. But ex-SAS soldier Bob Shepherd from Worcestershire has a different take. A hooded man at the door of the Iranian Embassy in London with what appears to be a gun in his left hand May 2 1980.

The SAS Regiments service thereafter also became increasingly sought after by foreign governments. It was an event that brought together two significant trends of the 20 th century the growing importance of specialist units such as the SAS and the increasing prevalence of news media directly reporting on military action. Tom MacDonald was a key member of the elite special forces team drafted in.

The operation was directed by a team comprising the Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Dellow Home Office Assistant Secretary Hayden Phillips and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Rose commanding officer of the Special Air Service SAS. Hey theres an operation going on in London. At their base in Hereford the SAS Counter-Terrorism team of the Special Air Service was put on high alert.

John McAleese leader of SAS team that ended 1980 siege of I. Rusty Firmin pictured was a lance corporal leading the SAS Blue Team which charged the rear of the embassy. The SAS Regiments reputation increased dramatically after the action during the Iranian Embassy Siege and the Regiment received an enormous amount of applications by people who were impressed by the action with the codename Operation Nimrod.