World: Britain's S.A.S.: Who Dares Wins

Tucked away in a Hereford hamlet on England's border with Wales is the supersecret headquarters of the 22nd regiment of the Special Air Service (S.A.S.)—demonstrably the world's toughest antiterrorist commando unit.

The S.A.S.'s training grounds were the site of a party last week as the 900-man regiment celebrated the successful assault on the Iranian embassy in London.

Guests of honor were the members of the task force, who in S.A.S. parlance had "beaten the clock" while carrying out the mission. Translation: the men had missed having their names inscribed on the clock-tower memorial...

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