Live Breaking News & Updates on ட் ஃபெர்குசன்

Stay updated with breaking news from ட் ஃபெர்குசன். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Pride and tragedy: Highland hero's memories of Gulf War 30 years on

© DCT Media
Major General Seymour Monro (then Colonel Monro), has been recalling his role in the first Gulf War.
Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time
Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later.
Sign Up
The man who led a Highland regiment during the Gulf War has recalled the pride and tragedy of the desert battlefield 30 years on.
Major General Seymour Monro, 70, was the commanding officer of the Queen’s Own Highlanders (QOHLDRS) during a remarkable chapter in the regiment’s history. ....

United States , United Kingdom , Fort William , Saudi Arabia , Ar Riya , John Lang , Pte Donald , Sergeant Keith Lang , Seymour Monro , Saddam Hussein , Neil Donald , Pte Lang , Martin Ferguson , Pte Ferguson , Maj Gen Monro , Rupert Smith , Robin Coles , A Company , Pa Archive Press Association Ima , American Air , British Army , Highlander Armoured Delivery Group , B Company , Gulf War , General Seymour Monro , Town Highlanders ,

Poignant last letters of brave young Highland soldiers killed in the Gulf War

Updated: February 26, 2021, 11:29 am
© Everett/Shutterstock
The Highlanders formed part of the British Army’s Desert Rats 1st Armoured Division in the tactical ‘four-day’ war, waged against a backdrop of burning oil fields.
Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time
Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later.
Sign Up
A young Highland soldier wrote home of the “horrors” of the Gulf War just days before he and his two teenage comrades were killed in friendly fire.
These were among the final, moving letters written by the three courageous lads to their families. ....

Fort William , United Kingdom , Northern Ireland , Fort George , United States , Kuwait City , Kuwait General , John Lang , Sandy Russell , Pte Donald , Saddam Hussein , Norman Stormin Schwarzkopf , Neil Donald , Norman Schwarzkopf , Pte Lang , Pte John Lang , Martin Ferguson , Roger Viollet Shutterstock , Pte Neil Donald , Pte Ferguson , George Bush , United Nations Security Council , Lochabar High School , Pa Archive Press Association Ima Oil , British Army Desert Rats , Royal Air ,

Poignant last letters of brave young Scots soldiers killed in the Gulf War

Poignant last letters of brave young Scots soldiers killed in the Gulf War
© Shutterstock
British troops pictured preparing for a ground attack during the Gulf War in 1991.
Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time
Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter.
Something went wrong - please try again later.
Sign Up
A young Highland soldier wrote home of the “horrors” of the Gulf War just days before he and his two teenage comrades were killed in friendly fire.
These were among the final, moving letters written by the three courageous lads to their families. ....

Fort William , United Kingdom , Northern Ireland , Fort George , United States , Kuwait City , Kuwait General , Sandy Russell , Pte Donald , Saddam Hussein , Norman Stormin Schwarzkopf , Norman Schwarzkopf , Pte Lang , Pte John Lang , Martin Ferguson , Pte Neil Donald , Pte Ferguson , George Bush , United Nations Security Council , Lochabar High School , British Army Desert Rats , Royal Air , Un Security Council , Gulf War , Town Highlanders , John Lang ,