{"id":2191,"date":"2012-03-07T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2012-03-01T22:49:21","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T22:49:21","slug":"legendary-last-surviving-founding-member-of-sas-originals-dies-at-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/03\/legendary-last-surviving-founding-member-of-sas-originals-dies-at-92.html","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Last Surviving Founding Member of SAS ‘Originals’ Dies at 92"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Military Heroes – Scot’s Guard
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jimmy Storie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJimmy Storie was the last surviving member of \u201cThe Originals\u201d, the handful of men with David Stirling at the birth of the SAS, and who survived the first disastrous SAS operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn late 1941, in the desert war of North Africa, Storie was one of 65 men and officers recruited by David Stirling for his infant Special Air Service. The first operation, on the night of November 17\/18 1941 was revolutionary \u2013 parachute behind the lines in small groups, take out the enemy aircraft that threatened an Allied push, then make their way back across the desert to a rendezvous with the Long Range Desert Group.\u201d<\/p>\n

The legendary last surviving founding member of SAS ‘Originals’ died on January 8, 2012 at age 92.<\/p>\n

For more about this pioneering soldier…<\/p>\n

click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Courtesy of MailOnline.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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