Operation Nimrod , 05,05,1980.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the 6 day Embassy seige I made myself two āDouble tapā lanyard cog beads .
These are black g-10Ā liners to represent the black uniforms and H&K MP5ā²s of the 55 strong 22 SAS Regiment team .
Gray g-10 liners were used to represent the SAS legendary beret and the gray of the Anti flash-hoodās they wore during the rescueĀ .
The central coloured g-10 liners represent Bravo āBlueā team and Romeo āRedā team who wrapped their H&K mags and respirator canisters in high vis coloured tape to help identify friend from foe .
Ā The last picture shows detail from the famous āJokerā card hand drawn by Roy Thomasson who had been a Trooper on that day and is signed by my mentor Mel Parry who was Team leader of Bravo 4 āBlue teamā who assaulted the front balcony that day .
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