An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.
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An Cosantóir February 2015 www.dfmagazine.ie 10 | IN RECogNITIoN Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, ONEt Cobh Branch was presented with a beautifully framed Naval Branch crest with a suitable inscription in recognition of his service to ONE, and his assistance to the Com- mander George Crosbie Naval Branch and to the office of PRO for the Southern Area Council (SAC). Branch President Derek Dawson made the presentation. Photo: Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh FS (PRO SAC ONE) VETERAN'S NEWS VETERAN'S NEWS VETERAN'S NEWS AuSTRAlIAN REMEMbRANCE DAy A wreath was laid in memory of all those who died during WWI, and for Irish service men/women who lost their lives while in service. Patrick Armstrong of the United Irish Ex Services Association Australia laid the wreath during the Australian Remembrance Day on 11th November 2014. Photo: Patrick Armstrong, UIESAA 7 INF bN ASSoCIATIoN Pictured are members of 7 Inf Bn As- sociation at their annual dinner, which was held in McKee Bks on 9th December 2014. Photo: Dessie O'Hara IuNVA NEWS by OLIVER HORGAN O n Sunday 17th August 2014, members of the Irish United Nations Veterans Association's (IUNVA) Posts 9 (Athlone) and 20 (Mullingar) formed up in Coosan cemetery in Athlone in memory of their fallen comrades. The memorial in Coosan Cemetery was erected to honour the memory of Irish Defence Forces soldiers who lost their lives while serving overseas as peacekeepers with the UN. Every year the UN Veterans from Post 9 and Post 20 provide facilities for the Annual Mass in the Cemetery. The monument is just behind the altar and during the rais- ing of the flag an army trumpeter sounded a salute. When the mass was finished there was a wreath laying ceremony with the Last Post and Reveille sounded in honour of fallen comrades as the National Flag was then lowered and raised again. The Parade Commander was Peter Phillips, and the three wreaths were laid by John Flanagan, Presi- dent of Post 20, Jim Cleary and Michael Curtin. The Na- tional Flag officer was Geoffrey Cuffe. The musicians were piper Kevin Gilligan, drummer Jack Veale and trumpeter Paul Kiernan. The ceremony was finished on a musical rendition of "Oft in the Stilly Night" by the piper.