I was watching a book review segment on BBC news 24 at the weekend and the presenter was interviewing an ex Para that’s just written a book about the Falklands War (Tony Banks is his name and he went on to become a millionaire from setting up care homes). It showed a picture of him as a young Para in his passing out platoon and as soon as I saw it I instantly recognized the face of Al Slater sitting in the middle. It was this picture. You can’t see it but Tony Banks is sat to the far right of Al