An SAS Veteran Relives The Iranian Embassy Siege | Forces TV
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2017
- SAS veteran Ian 'Chalky' White relives the Iranian Embassy Siege and describes the SAS as the 'biggest fix in his life'.
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I served under this man in 17th /21st lancers. After completing the London marathon,he sent me home to sort myself out and told me to return to duty when i was feeling better. What a great guy.till this day i rember his no nonsense form of leadership. Take care of yourself chalky.
did you served as a SAS ?
Thanks for your service Pete. Much appreciated mate :)
Thank you for keeping myself and my family safe! Stay safe
Qais Yosufzai that sounds more like cavalry.
my brother Clive Rainton was with the 17th/21st lancers does anyone remember him thanks
'He was taken care of...' British Hospitality at it's best !
bloodyliar After the first double tap, Chalky shouted ‘be seeing you’ 👌🏻
And it was Lance Corporal Rusty Firman who ‘took care’ of that terrorist
bloodyliar:........ yeah I bet they gave him a nice cup of tea....... lol
That one died with 27 bullets in him, if I remember
@@ashscott6068 In accordance with the "Yellow card" I assume? lol.
In case anyone's wondering, Cliff Thorburn won the snooker tournament that year.
He is a snooker, an ex snooker player and is an unknown quantity. But hes not under a cow.
Christopher Chase j
OUTSTANDING!!👏👏👏👏😂
Haha very good mate thats back when everyone watched snooker lol but nowadays i,d rather watch paint dry
@@darrenallen4768 does anyone care?
These guys are legends over here in the USA Swat Community. When I graduated from Basic SWAT School back in 2001 they showed us the SAS assault on the Iranian Embassy. I’m in no way saying I’m on par with SAS, but that’s the standard you strive to achieve.
Mirbat is a banger too.
Respect.
There's been remarkably little hostage nonsense in the UK since this resolution.
I wonder why xD
@@potato_of_the_gulag9982 Strange ,,That ..
yes remarkable with some of the immigration choices allowed.
Always watching, always ready.
Yes and no one kills a hostage to "prove their point" anymore.
even today the SAS are the best, we never hear what they do,
So objectively, pretty hard to say they're the best then. I'm not taking the piss or splitting hairs, perhaps they are you have to admit - if we never hear what they do one can only assume where they stand in the rankings of global special forces. Let's be honest ;-)
except other other week when ex operators pump out another book, documentary or reality tv series......
Stu_Lopher the fact that america’s delta force is mauled off of them? I would say that they are in the top three for sure
They rank joint with navy seals at number one.
jonboy79 Navy Seals are tier 2 special forces. Seal team six, aka DEVGRU are a different story.
4:21 muscle memory
So very quick.
Haha yup you can tell he's still got it
That's because they train the SAS to be familiar with their weapons as if it's an extension of themselves.
Seems like a thoroughly nice polite chap. You'd never think he's ex special forces. Brilliant.
Richard Hurr thats fully the term.. “grey man”
majority of people serving are nice blokes
strat.exe
And humble.
I was talking to an old colleague back in the day and I asked about his selection and what type of nutrients etc to get through the fan dance.
He said the night before he had a large doner kebab and 4 pints of Guinness .
Fucking legend
SAS soldiers are often not what people expect. They're often quirky, eccentric but often very normal people who wouldn't be surprised bumping into them at Tesco's on a Saturday afternoon.
Looks can be decieving beware of the dog that doesn,t bark
Haha! Storming a building, killing terrorists, saving hostages and fleeing fire, but all they're worried about is missing the snooker. Only the British 😂👍
How is there no replies?
What can we say? We have our priorities
Shhh snookers on
Well when you know you’re a legit bad ass and are trained to do stuff like this, you tend to have your priorities somewhat weird
Snooker was very big in the 80's 👍
"He was only getting burned now and again". Too funny. Take care Mr White.
i do like that part of the story, assuming it wasn't too serious.
"ow ow ow, swing... ow ow ow, swing!"
That's squaddie humour for you.
Must be a real badass and a legend alongside John McAleese, Rusty Firmin, Pete Winner, Robin Horsfall, Chris Ryan and Peter Ratcliffe to name a few. I may not be a Briton, but still I say thank you for his service. Respect to the SAS and SBS.
Peace to you brother.
Heroes all of these men.
Another SAS legend was SAS Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba, a Fijian who fought and was killed at the Battle of Mirbat - a coastal town in Oman, in 1972. He was posthumously awarded a 'Mention in Dispatches' for his bravery, and sacrifice.
He is buried at St Martin's Church in Hereford, and a statue of this Fijian war hero was erected at SAS headquarters outside the town in 2009.
Also Sgt Les Geordie Barker
@@vtbuadromo7653 He should have received a posthumous VC for his actions at Mirbat. An MD is ridiculous.
@@hoofie2002 My thoughts exactly, Graeme.
In fact, there was a concerted campaign by his surviving brothers-in-arms to have the VC posthumously awarded to Sgt. Labalaba, however the "powers that be" advised that this was not possible because of the nature of the conflicts (undeclared/covert) that the SAS normally engaged in.
He would have joined fellow Fijian, Corporal Sefanaia Sukanaivalu VC (KIA - 1945, WWII, Guadalcanal Solomon Islands) as the second Fijian to have been posthumously awarded this top military valour medal.
Met Chalky a few days ago at a talk he gave with Robin Horsfall in Abercwmboi rugby club. Such a good night to be in the company of absolute legends
What a very humble man. Much respect to British SF.
Arrogance buries the soul,
Humility gives the soul wings.
With arrogance you stop growing, you stop learning.....
Respect to you, sir. Former US Navy sailor here. This is one of my favorite military operations to read on. You guys are truly tough.
@El Matadores ignore him. We like Americans just not ignorant ones :)
@El Matadores you going on about ww2
@@Amoore-vv9wx The Earth didn't exist for far longer than it has existed
but that doesn't stop it from existing presently
@@Amoore-vv9wx why do you care that an American cares?
@@Amoore-vv9wx muppet
40 years later and he still remembers every corner, staircase and room in that embassy. They really beat the details into those boys before they went in.
Necessary for a successful operation
Also call ocd in civilian gp practice lol...
Makes you proud to be British
@Terence devlin More in America than the United Kingdom. Where did the original twin towers disappear to?
@Terence devlin Learn some history about the UK, being as the United States has none of its own :-)
@T P UK people are white
@T P Once again, learn some history... boy.
@T P Thank God there is only 3% of black people in UK`s population. Soon its full of muslims tho
What a great guy the saying goes We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
Is that not an American term
You are partially right - Apparently, its a quote by some bloke whose mother was American. Apparently he was called 'Winston Churchill'.. @@movieking6033
@@petermorris3665 NO It Was NOT...Look it up...It was George Orwell..And the Quote is...People sleep peaceably in there bed at night, because Rough men stand ready to do violence on there behalf.
@@movieking6033 NOT A CHANCE
"We get dirty, and the world stays clean. That's the mission."
I was serving with 2 Para in Ballykinlar at the time. We were all in the TV room watching things develop. What a roar went up when they went in. I knew personally two of the lads who were doing the operation. (Although I didnt know they were involved at that moment in time.) One was ex 2 Para and the other was from a different Regiment. Congrats to the boys from Hereford. Job well done. Get the beers in.
Hi Peter Stubbs. Did you know Cpl Don Thompson Noble (from Paisley, Scotland)? He was in 2 Para at the same time as you, I know he was at Warrenpoint during that ambush, and later was in the Falklands conflict with 2 Para. I grew up with Don, he was my best friend, who sadly died back in 2005 of a heart attack. We still talk about him often.
Peter … that a great post . Thank you
@@fgggfffg7645 Have some respect. Some soldiers were wounded heavily or died there and many still live with the repercussions from those days. The crooks are the politicians who never get their hands dirty.
Hi Pete still climbing Radio masks (LARNACA CROSS ROADS )
When the best of United States special forces say that the British SAS are bad ass that kind of tells you something.
Who do you think the American special forces are based off of? The SAS created the special forces concept and every country's special forces are connected straight from what the SAS created and tactics they use. Plus %70 of people in the SAS are Scottish which makes it even more badass
@T R Yeah I don't know where you're getting your information from but its inaccurate. Go type in SAS survival secrets into UA-cam and watch all the videos. Its made by some of the most legendary guys from the SAS. So maybe you can learn something about the SAS and not something you heard from the grapevine. 🤦♂️
@@scottyweimuller6152 I though it was German stormtroopers were the first ?
@@bruderschweigen6889 German Stormtroopers were used to take trenches. They were good at their job, but suffered heavy casualties. SAS was formed to deploy behind enemy lines and blow things up like oil fields and airfields, basically suicide missions, but were quite successful most of the time. I guess what I'm trying to say is their roles are too different to compare.
@@scottyweimuller6152 " special forces are based off of" = " special forces are based on"
I have a great privalige of having Ian coming round with his mum to my house later today for Sunday Dinner
How cool is that .........!
@Terence devlin Ignorant American!
T P Looks like someone had a touchy uncle.
@@alexanderjames6328 do just have it in for Americans? You seem to harbor quite the prejudice.
An American soldier would not fit through the window.
@@Paul-os2hn This is quite a funny comment!
I'd buy him a beer, anytime, anyplace
bnp01z, Buy me one too.
@T P people just want to drink and you called them gay , bruh
@@nix294 because people like him are jealous that they don't have the balls to put these terrorists down, like I agree the Iraq war was bad but Afghanistan was coming
He drinks Rum 😉
Love the phrase “one of the older hands” men that shaped this nation.
yes I know but look at the mess we are in now ... British channel open to the scum like the terroists on this subject
Best of the best
One of the finest moments of British Military History in my lifetime.These men showed the world why they are the best.
When you listen to him it’s like listening to your favourite grandad but this man was one of the best soldiers in the best regiment in the best army in the world and a trained killer and one tough fella , what a man . 🇬🇧👍
Being ex military myself, you reached the heights I could only dream of, we all wanted to be you, I have only one word for you, ..
R E S P E C T.
of course he reached heights. we was in the special airbourne service
It's a dream . These blokes did it
It's men like this is why I support the Poppy Appeal and Help for Heroes and donate generously to them causes. They are the back bone of our country, and they deserve our thanks, respect, help and support, for what they give, to keep our country safe and free, we can't thank them enough
So do l. Grandad,RCAF. I wanted to point out with covid the poppy drive needs help more than ever.
Couldn’t agree more
For those that watched it live on TV who didn’t want to be one of these mysterious guys the next day,I worked in a soft drinks factory and everyone was banging on about it Cheers chalky and the rest of the SAS guys .🇬🇧
I was one of those guys watching it. U Was I ONLY 5xYear Old, back then. 😉
As an ex tankie i know how rare it is to see them joining the elite .Much Respect.......
Ian and his mum Grace came round for Sunday dinner.
What an absolute brilliant day,Great memories of days gone by in the 17/ 21st Lancers, names of some great people relived and mentioned, and a certain episode relived.
What was a planned 5 hour session shall we say doubled and thank goodness I went to the shop to get a bottle of Port.
Best Sunday ever.........
Wife did an amazing job with the cooking...........Thank you Tracey.
'..he was taken care of.' Sobering words when spoken by an ex S.A.S. operative.
Good hearing your story Chalky, it's been quite a number of years since you left the regiment to join the SAS we were good mates in Lancers . You did good my friend , hope you stay safe during this virus time! God Bless.
This is when the quote,
"You don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps " comes to fruition!
If I was ever in a hostage situation as a victim and could choose any Special Forces unit in the world to get me out alive, it would be the SAS.
The absolute best of the best.
Thank you for serving us, Sir.
@Terence devlin *you're*
@Terence devlin You're*
consider checking out Delta Force retreivement of hostage Kurt Muse in Modelo Prison.
GIGN too
@@thedude4795 well all special forces in the world come from the SAS, they created the special forces concept which all other special forces are based upon.
I’m just amazed how satisfied he is looking back on his life.. a rare thing I would say for most ..
What an absolute legend
He narrates it like a happy tale. Can´t help but love this guy.
Vast majority of the hostages safe, (tho the loss of even one was tragic!) plus vast majority of the terrorists dead (tho the survival of even one, was a hideous injustice!) ... THAT'S a happy tale!!!
What a legend, having served for over 20 years in the forces myself I could only imagine what these true heroes do for this country.
Andrew Wallace parcel force?
@@charlescarter2072 not quite
Andrew Wallace my poor humour. Good luck.
@Terence devlin You don't know much about British history do you?
T P yeah you know nothing about British history
John McAleese told an amusing story of how, after the operation was over, they were watching the replay on the TV, and he couldn't see, because someone was standing in front of him, so he shouted "Person in front, move your arse", and Margaret Thatcher apologised, and moved to the side, so John could see the TV.
Jezus 😂
Maggie thatcher has a funny relationship with the SAS. She once served as a hostage in a shoot house exercise, when the SAS breached the room her bodyguard hit the ground while she just sat there calmly and then told her bodyguards to get up as he was embarrassing her.
@Materazi Islam this was in the infamous kill house. A house where SAS practice hostage rescue with live rounds and real hostages, one time princess Diana was there and her hair caught on fire from the flash bangs
what a man. what a legend
Well done Chalky, gives me the shivers and huge feeling of being proud of you and I don't even know you. Glad we've got the SAS to help keep our nation safe in this increasingly dangerous world.
Yet maybe not the same strong leadership to implement them if needed though do You think Mate?
What a humble man. My former partner was in the 22 and was at the Embassy. These men ar legends
his face alone tells the story. It's not one of sadness and fear, its one of stress. Can't get over how remarkable and humble these people are.
Stand by, Stand by. THAT is all we need to know. These guys DO NOT GO BACKWARDS. SOO proud of our guys.
Major respect to this man and his colleagues.
You're a credit to humanity. "Who dares, wins."
I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with a number of SAS and SBS troopers in my life. They always impress but never over do anything. They are intelligent and thoughtful and not thugs. They have a certain presence and aura about them. Big respect to these guys.
My mate in Auscav served along side the Aussie SAS in Afghanistan, he said that were absolute top blokes and always up for a laugh. They even ended giving him some of their gear to use.
Borjastick:... same here. I had a strong, regular connection with the camp in Hereford, (my home town) for 25 years I went there (both sets of premises) I don't now, as I've retired from the profession that took me there, but I met and got to know dozens of the lads, including many that went into the Iranian Embassy. Learned a hundred dozen things the average chap doesn't know and loved every second of my time there. Never met one bloke I disliked and had an absolute riot! God bless the two-two! 👍
because at selection all the narcissists get weeded out
"I made entry. My number two came with me". My number two would've been dripping down my leg!!
Not a Briton either. But I have immense respect for him and others like him. I raise a pint to him and his mates. Well done!
“He only got burnt every now and then” classic British understatement.
Best account ever of the rescue. I have a new found respect for the SAS
What a decent chap. It's very deceiving with his mild manor as to just what a deadly skill set he must have had. Thank you for your service
He should do audio books
I would buy all of them
Highly recommend Ant Middleton's audio books, although this is a year late 😂
He was only 23 when they went in... what a savage
Edit: So many likes, thank you so much
😊🙂😃😃
Another one was 21
Daniel Johnson no they wernt, you must served atleast 3 years in the britsh army before you can do selection so if they joined at 18 then that would put them to 21 then sas selection is over 6 months with anpther year or sas probation.
Weren't
chris becks not that I know but I thought you could join the army at 16?
@@Arfabiscuit I think the youngest was 13
What a brave man. I salute you 🇬🇧🇬🇧
You can't beat experience, big respect to the older hand for watching his wingman
This is what a true hero looks and sounds like ! Such respect for these guys !
Greetings from U $ A
What a lovely, humble and inspirational man. It just proves you do not need to be a muscled, loud and brash man to be ,as they say ,- hard. I have watched this film a few times but I keep going back to it,it just inspires me. Not a man to be crossed BUT I would guarantee he would be the strongest friend you would ever need and who you would want at your side when you were in a bit of difficulty. Full of quiet determination
Enjoyed listening to that. It was one of the first big TV news moments I remember.
I love my country and i just wanted to thank all the British forces for keeping us safe. Cheers.
What a gentleman a all round good man chalky is ,proud to of served with him .
Huge respect for this man . a Legend
Thank you for you service, Chalky
What an absolute legend. So much respect for them!
What a great, down to earth man. Best wishes to you Mr White. He who dares wins!
The best troops in the world, bar none.
What a great bloke, thank you for your exemplary service service Chalky.
This guy’s story of the embassy hostage ordeal comes across as the most realistic and honest. He would make a great teacher.
Chalky spent 19 years as a teacher after his career in the SAS
Thanks for rescuing our embassy staff 🙏
Ian's recollection is incredible .. thanks for sharing.
Respect sir. Thank you
@Terence devlin The UK (people) have never asked the USA for anything. By the way... the USA has less than 300 years of modern history, hardly formidable.
Nerves of steel and balls as big as houses,,,,,these guys loved to live right on the edge
Fantastic. What a video. . you need to give talks around the country sir. ? And. It would be fascinating listening to you. . Loved the eye and hand movements. For a double tap many thanks. Molesport rallying. And good luck
I expect i, like many people learned about the SAS when while watching tv one evening, the program stopped and a voice said, "we interupt this program to bring you a newsflash" and we then went live to cameras outside of the embassy.
I was 15 years old and a couple of weeks later on a school trip to the Natural History and Science museum in London, the coach driver took us along the road where most of the embassys were on to let us see the scorch marks that were still on the wall.
Thank you for your service and God bless you all!
This is great! Thanks for uploading!
Gave me chills when he said "It was the biggest fix in my life"
Ian 'Chalky White, he's a legend here in hereford.
One of the 48 involved in the siege and not the 4,800 who proclaim to be on the balcony.
Edit: By good fortune I spoke to Chalky later on that evening, well an hour ago as it goes.
Who Dares Wins mate, thanks for the advice.
Top bloke. Amazing life. I’m grateful for his service.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Top Man, thank you for your service, and participating in a great interview.
Gratiouly put and with class. What a man, he’s the epitome of “ best of British “
Like all ex-SAS guys comes across very very humble, intelligent and if you saw him walking down the road you would never know he was in the SAS
Thank you for your service Sir. Much love & respect from the Philippines.
What an absolute gentleman, and the very bravest of the brave, I salute you sir,
anyone who doubts this man is real look in his eyes as he talks about the terrorist and grenade
chalky and I were together in the 17th/21st lancers , I know him well , he is true ,
iannorman During the Falklands? or during the siege
By "real" you mean a living human male sitting there telling that b.s. story, right? If he was a "real" special forces "operator" it must have been his first day on the job or something. His most vivid memory is surgical tools for "removing piles", he alludes to having almost done something really stupid before being "stopped" by some "veteran" and then he proceeds to "rescue" a terrorist while "rescuing" hostages by "throwing" them down steps.
In some sort of "human chain". To top it all off he and at least one of his fellow "snake eaters" decide the smart thing to do about the terrorist w/grenade they just "rescued" is to scream "TERRORIST!" and "GRENADE!" apparently to some of the other super duper badass SAS "operators" who went ahead and took care of the terrorist for them. Sounds like a real "operator" right out of a Tom Clancy book alright.
Interesting you mention looking in his eyes given he hardly makes "eye contact" with the camera the entire interview even when it was actually "front and center" instead of shooting from an angle. I imagine its not a coincidence that for the "good part" they actually put the camera on him and in front of him and probably had to do who knows how many "takes" to even get those few brief "glances" toward the camera. I don't know too many soldiers or even just "ordinary" men and women who have that much trouble looking at a camera or other people when telling a story about "back in the day" they're otherwise seemingly "excited" to tell.
Maybe its the PTSD or something....
And that's why you're "defending" him in response to a comment "supporting" him and calling him "real"? So how many times has he told YOU this "war story"? I'm just wondering if when he tells it to a "buddy" he can look HIM in the eye any better than the few half-assed "glances" he gives the camera.
@@deeremeyer1749 when people look down to the left they are searching their memory. Looking up is lying
My grandfather was one of a handful of founding members of the British SAS in WWII with Cpt David Stirling and Paddy Maine. As you can imagine, this is something I'm immensely proud of. Chalky (and John 'Lofty' Wiseman et al), Respect for your services in the resolution of the Iranian embassy siege.
Hi Kris my father was in the SAS under Cpt David Stirling, in the first formed SAS regiment in WWll
@@stuartolseen214 If true, your father may well have known my grandfather. Wow. :D The problem is, I have tried to persuade my immediate senior family members to request my grandfather's military records but they have been very reticent to agree to it. If I had the records I could learn more about what he and his colleagues got up to in WWII on their missions.
Assuming it's true or accurate, one mission he did that I am told of (by my father) is that he was a a part of was a highly ambitious raid on a Nazi internment camp in Greece somewhere. All the hostages and SAS soldiers involved were either killed or captured except my grandfather who escaped by swimming 12 miles out to sea to a waiting British submarine.
Hi Kris yes it’s definitely true, unfortunately my father has passed away now he didn’t like to discuss in detail any missions he carried out I do have his SAS book and photo of the grand dinner the SAS regiment had after the war. I have been trying trace his path in theWW11 but with no avail I can send a copy if this helps
@@stuartolseen214 Oh Stuart, that'd be great, thank you. I THINK you can contact me though my UA-cam channel page. :)
What a bloke. Thank for everything you did for us.
I absolutely love the way this man speaks. Thank you for your service sir
Remember watching this when I was a kid on tele. Heroes. End of.
I've watched the video about 20 times.........never does it get anything other than better each time you watch it.
What a great speaker.
What a fantastic interview and great man, good to hear your thoughts about that day chalky, hope you’re keeping well. Regards Rat. And it was great to catch up with you a few weeks ago mate.
The way he talks about it just gives me chills. Such perfect communication Perfect memory
I love how he recounts everything. Feels like you're right there next to him. Thank you for your service Chalky.
What a great communicator. Funny, thoughtful and detailed. Great interview.
Thank you for your service Sir!
well done matey and thanks for your expertise and skill to keep us all safe!
Makes you proud to be British🇬🇧
@Terence devlin What is being black got to do with this.
@Terence devlin Don't think any of the guys on this operation were Black mate.Most were Scottish.Though there are lots of black people in the Armed forces.Glad to have them.
@Terence devlin Aye nae bother big Yin.
@Terence devlin At least your type got to invent the spear, a marvellous invention *cough*.
Especially Scottish since %70 of the SAS are from Scotland. Toughest blokes in the world
What a thoroughly decent guy.
Fascinating, I could listen all day to this man. Huge respect for the best guys in the world.
Love to meet this man, imagine the stories he could tell.
God bless you