RE: Obstacles

Where was this? Was it the Para's, RMs or Gurkha's?

-----Original Message-----
From: jatkins6@ix.netcom.com [mailto:jatkins6@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 1998 12:46
To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
Subject: RE: Obstacles

You wrote: 

>No it wasn't a flag of truce. The Argentine's weren't surrendering at
>all! In fact the Para's attack had stalled and LtCol Jones had moved
>forward to get things going again. He was shot and killed. If it is 
any >consolation, the assault did finally succeed.

While Colonel Jones was indeed killed as above, there was an incident 
where the Argies shot down a British officer after raising a white 
flag.

John M. Atkinson