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On 2012-12-11 22:04, GentleHangman wrote:
Atomic Tiki Punk - I can appreciate that . . . but I signed the National Secrets Acts when I was "Badged" to the Regiment - a document I continue to respect to this date. I've been out of the Regiment for 30 years now. Suffice it to say that I was one of the participants in "Operation Nimrod" at Princess Gate in 1980 - and have the burns on my arm to show for it! My last two years with the Regiment were spent as Commander of the Jungle Warefare training Center in Brunai - accompanied by 2 Gurkah Rifles until I pensioned out it 1982. Bear Grills has nothing on me! I used to teach what he demonstrates on his "Man vs Wild" TV show! My nickname "Gentlehangman" comes from my uncle (on my mother's side) Albert Pierrepoint - he was married to my mother's aunt Annie. If you don't know who Albert Pierrepoint was . . you can look him up. I only knew him as the Publican of "Help the Poor Struggler" but he had another "Profession".
Not to hijack the thread, "Operation Nimrod" was the SAS assault on the Iranian Embassy which ended an almost week long siege
on the Embassy, it was also the inspiration for the movie "Who Dares Wins" two years later
which I saw when I was living in London in 1982
"Albert Pierrepoint" was a famed British executioner, whom also was depected in several movies
You have a very rich & interesting history sir!
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