Brian Hanrahan dies at 61

[Tonks]

Very sad news indeed... I so remember listening to his "I counted them all out" during the Falklands as a youth!

RIP Brian...

Tonks

[DaveB]

I so remember listening to his "I counted them all out" during the Falklands as a youth!

Y e s.. thinking about it, I've aged quite a bit since then. Saw it on the news this evening. It's not like he was old either but sadly, fought and lost his battle with the big C. I always enjoyed his reporting.

ATB

DaveB

[Paul K]

I missed the Falklands war almost completely. I was asked if I was prepared to sail into a war zone, and replied with an emphatic 'yes' but in the end I flew out to Japan. The AFN radio station on Okinawa kept us informed of events, but I didn't 'live it' the way people did back in the UK, and saw none of the British news reports.

Rest in peace, Mr Hanrahan.

[Felixx62]

Very sad news indeed. R.I.P.

[nigelb]

My condolences to his family and friends. BBC World News America had a nice tribute to Brian last night including the clip of the Harrier count during the Falklands war.

Nigel²

[sketchy74]

Very sad.

RIP.

[Garry Russell]

My thoughts go out to his family.

The Harrier clip is what he will be best remembered for

BBC linked that into their report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12037973

[speedbird591]

I did my bit for him. He was on my aircraft once flying back from a war zone (can't remember where) and he was sitting in economy looking very tired and shell-shocked and unhappy. 'Would you like to come with me, Mr Hanrahan?" says I, with a surreptitious wink.

I had a nice comfy first class seat and a visit to the flight deck waiting for him. He promised me a tour of the BBC Television Centre in return but I never followed it up. A gentleman.

Ian