RE: Obstacles
From: jatkins6@i... (John Atkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 21:45:37 -0500 (CDT)
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