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|7 Back in time Donal Keane (75) stepped back in time to the history of his father Joe Keane of six-mile-bridge Co. Clare when he visited Abercorn Bks, Ballykinler, in Northern Ireland recently. While there Donal made a presentation to Major Mark Owen OC HQ Coy 2 Bn The Rifles. Pictured (L/R): Maura & Kevin McCormack (Irish UN Living History), Cllr PJ Ryan (Deputy Mayor Clare Co Co), Major Mark Owen, Donal Keane and Dermot O'Connor. The visited was organised by Kevin and Cllr Ryan. Photo: Kevin McCormack Military Medical Care Pictured with their respective Senior NCOs and Officers are DF students who graduated from the School of Medicine, UCC with a Diploma in Military Medical Care recently Photo by: A/Sea David Jones (NS HQ) Warriors Day Retired Veterans from Munster gathered in Nenagh Co. Tipperary on Sunday 6th October 2013 for the purpose of supporting their comrades from the local Lower Ormonde Branch of ONE for their 'La na bhFiann' (Warriors Day). Pictured L/R: Joe O'Mahony, Cllr Ger Darcy Mayor of North Tipperary, John Hennessy National President of ONE, Steve Dennehy and Tony Canning. Photo: Domhnall MácCarthaigh (PRO SAC) Irish Road Victims Six members of 2 Arty Regt marched from Athlone to Mullingar for over seven and a half hours pulling a hospital trolley with a full body mannequin. This was done in memory of lives lost and injured through road traffic accidents and to raise awareness for the Irish Road Victims Association (IRVA). They were: RSM Noel O'Callaghan, BS Gary Madden, Sgt Alan Graham, Sgt Lloyd Murphy, Cpl Fergal McLoughlin and Gnr Peter Scally. Photo: RSM N O'Callaghan Navy Marathon Runners On the left is L/Commop Cian MacParthalain who completed the 38th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC USA on 27th October 2013. With 25,000 participants it is the 4th largest marathon in the US. Pictured on the right is A/Commop Damien Aderley who completed the NYC marathon on 3rd November and is pictured at Ground Zero. DF Benevolent Fund On 8th November 2013, the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCO) held their 20th Anniversary Dinner in the Officers Mess, McKee Bks. Pictured handing over a donation of €1,000 to the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund are (L/R): Lt Col Joe Ahern (Retd) Hon Secretary ARCO, Chief of Staff Lt Gen Conor O'Boyle, Brig Gen Liam Mac Namee (Retd) President ARCO and Cdr Gerry O'Flynn (Retd) Vice President ARCO. Photo: Cpl Pat O'Meara (105 Sqn) MP Officers Conference Pictured are participants at the NATO/PfP Military Police Officers Conference held in Dublin from 04 - 08 November 2013. The conference was attended by delegations from twenty countries and included Senior Police Officers from both Military Police and Gendarmerie Forces. Photo: Comdt Damien Coakley (EO & SSO PM & DMP Office) www.military.ie the defence forces magazine

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