Gulf War hero resigns from the British Army

GULF WAR hero Colonel Tim Collins, whose eve of battle speech to his men before they entered Iraq last year made him a national hero, has resigned from the British Army.

Belfast-born Colonel Collins became world famous and widely praised when he told his soldiers at the start of the war: “If you are ferocious in battle remember to be magnanimous in victory.”

Colonel Collins, aged 43, tendered his resignation last week and is expected to be out of the Army by the summer after 22 years’ service. The Ministry of Defence refused to comment on his departure, but military sources confirmed the soldier was quitting.