An Cosantóir

An Cosantóir Dec 2019/Jan 2020 www.dfmagazine.ie 6 | ADULT EDUCATION SKILLS Pictured are members of the 12 Inf Bn, Sarsfield Bks, Limerick who recently received their certificates on completion of their Adult Education Skills to Advance course. Photo: Pte Michael 'Rama' Walsh MARCHING FOR CHARITY Pictured are members of the 12 Inf Bn, Sarsfield Bks, Limerick, who marched 16 kilometres over the mountains of Co Wicklow in full battle dress and raised €2,780 for the charity Pieta House, who provide a free, therapeutic approach to people who are in suicidal distress and those who engage in self-harm. Photo: Pte Michael 'Rama' Walsh UIESAA PAYS RESECT TO PEACEKEEPERS Pictured are members of the United Irish Ex Services Association of Australia (UIESAA) with the Irish Consul-General Mr Owen Feeney, who paid their respects to all those that served, and those currently serving, with our peacekeeping forces around the world. Photo: Ves Campion, UIESAA NEW JUNIOR LEADERS FOR THE ARMY RESERVE Pictured are the recently promoted Army Reserve (AR) corporals who passed out at a ceremony held in Collins Barracks, Cork on Saturday 2nd November 2019. Cpl Dylan Hennigan (AR) 1 Armd Cav Sqn won the 'Best Soldier' award, and Cpl Alan Cullen (AR) 3 Inf Bn won the "Laoch on Cursa" award. The "Laoch on Cursa" award is sponsored by the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (RDFRA) and was presented by Fiona Holohan, RDFRA Vice-President after a student vote; it is awarded to the student who best exhibited the Defence Forces values throughout the course. Photo: RDFRA 114 INF BN UNIFIL MEDAL PARADE Pictured are members of 114 Inf Bn, UNIFIL who had their Medal Parade on Friday 25th October 2019 in Southern Lebanon as they were coming to the end of their six-month mission. Sector West Commander Brig Gen Bruno Pisciotta, of the Italian Armed Forces, presented the medals. Photos: Cpl Lee Coyle, 114 Inf Bn 59 INFANTRY GROUP IN SYRIA Pictured is an up-to-date image of Syria from a member of the 59 Inf Gp, UNDOF; A/B Marcus McKenna from Bandon in Co Cork who has recently returned home from Syria. Marcus was serving as a fitter with transport platoon and was the only person from the Naval Service on the mission. The image is from a patrol to the Jordanian border during the tour of duty where Marcus was on hand crewing the ambulance. Photo: A/B Marcus Mc Kenna, NS

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