Mike Kealy

Mike Kealy
Born(1945-05-29)29 May 1945
Died1 February 1979(1979-02-01) (aged 33)
Brecon Beacons, Wales
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1963–1979
RankMajor
UnitSpecial Air Service
Battles/warsDhofar Rebellion
AwardsDistinguished Service Order

Major Michael John Anthony Kealy, DSO (29 May 1945 – 1 February 1979) was a British Army officer who served in the Special Air Service and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his role in the Battle of Mirbat in 1972. Kealy was the commander of a nine-member SAS squad, which came under attack from hundreds of Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf guerillas during the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman.