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REPoRt & PhotoS MARTIN CRAWFORD
Conwall Memorial, Letterkenny
O
n Sunday 21st September upwards of 200 people attended the official dedi-
cation of the new Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA) memo-
rial at Conwall cemetery Letterkenny. This consisted of members of IUNVA,
DF veterans, An Garda Síochána and family members of those whose names are
inscribed. The memorial was built by two former soldiers, Eunan Carroll and Martin
Crawford who saw it through to its present glory - a fitting tribute to those who gave
their all in the name of peace. The memorial has four burial plots within its confines
for members of IUNVA, ONEt or any former member of the PDF should their circum-
stances require one. On the wall are two time capsules, which will hopefully be re-
opened in 100 years time.
IUNVA Guard of honour
The former soldiers who built the memorial,
Eunan Carroll and Martin Crawford.
PhotoS by SGT MICK BURKE
In Memory of the Congo
O
n 8th November, 2014, the Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and
Women (ONEt) held the 54th Annual Niemba Ceremony and Mass in memory
of those that lost their lives in the service of peace at Niemba, Congo on 8th
November 1960. The ceremony was held in Cathal Brugha Bks, Dublin, and was fol-
lowed by a wreath laying ceremony accompanied by DF bugler and drummer.
The Conwall Memorial, "Lest we forget".
by COMDT GEORGE KERWIN RETD IUNVA NATIONAL PRO
Niemba Ambush Remembered
IUNVA Post 1 held their Annual
Wreath Laying Ceremony on 8th
November 2014, at the Congo Plot
in Glasnevin Cemetery, to remem-
ber their UN colleagues lost in the
Niemba Ambush. Pictured from
L/R are: Michael Colton (Pres Post
1), Dan Garland (Nat Sec), Noel
Cullen Royal British Legion (RBL),
George Kerwin (Nat PRO) and Ron-
nie Daly (Post 1).
