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Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald - Editor
H
ello and welcome to our September issue, which sees us back with
a full complement of staff, where we would like to welcome Cpl
Lynn Ryan from 3 Inf Bn to PR Branch as an Information NCO.
My apologies to those whose photos didn't make it to this month's On Parade.
In Focus looks at two Veterans being remembered and honoured and a former FCA soldier
who went to Vietnam in the 1960s. Cpl Lee Coyle visits the Irish United Nations Veteran's
Association (IUNVA) AGM in Cork for our Veteran's News. Next up is a piece by Brian Hayes
MEP congratulating us by saying the DF Lead the Way in Social Media. In our first main
feature, regular contributor and aviation author Guy Warner brings us an extended feature
on GASU: Garda Air Support Unit. In MINURSO, a little-known mission, DF Veteran Berty
Egerton talks to three officers currently serving in Western Sahara. Next up, Lt Conor Dunne
briefs us on the recent Multi National CRC Exercise that members of B Coy 49 Inf Gp took
part in at UNP 2-45 in Lebanon.
In Strategic Review A/Sea Jim Sperin (retired) who was a medic on LÉ Aisling reminds us
about the Air India Disaster 1985 off the south-west coast of Ireland on its 30th anniversary.
In Setting the Standard, we welcome back Sgt Paul Millar, now an instructor in the NCOTW
who wrote about the 3rd Infantry Platoon Sergeants Course accompanied by excellent
photographs that were taken by the students of the 2nd DF PR Photography course. In
History, Monica Crofton a Co Wexford historian brings us up to date on the 12th century
Norman post still in use today - The History of Wexford's Military Barracks. In Sport Boxing
Clever, Cpl Lee Coyle talks to Pte Packy Somers about his RDF career, a health scare, and his
upcoming world championship title fight in the US. Plus we have all our regular features
and reviews.
COMPETITIONS: Don't forget to check out our competition on Page 30.
Winner of last Month's PROTAC €200 voucher was Stephen McElvaney, 2 Bde, MP Coy.
Veteran helping Veterans
DF veteran Bernard Hill, owner of Gutterman
and constant advocate for ONE recently did
work on the gutters and fascias on the ONE
residential home in Athlone.
Visit www.gutterman.ie for more info or call
Bernard for a free quotation: 087 6798 691.
Medical ServiceS cup
Pictured is Monsignor Eoin Thynne, HFC
(recently retired) who presented the
Medical Services Cup to Pte Rory Finn,
3 Inf Bn who beat 27 Inf Bn in the final.
Photo: Comdt Michael Doyle, PIO 1 Bde
