An Cosantóir November 2016 www.dfmagazine.ie
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CiSM worlD TriaThlon
They came, they raced, they climbed and what mountains
they were. It was the hardest Triathlon course any one of
them had ever seen, as one of the Luxembourg Athletes
explained, the local cyclists call it the Alpe d'huez of
Luxembourg, and it was so true. But without complaints
the team carried on and came home with a 3rd place finish
with Sgt Jackie Wykes 2nd female. The European Teams
represented in the CISM event were Luxembourg, Belgium,
Germany, Netherlands, Poland and Ireland. The Irish Team
was: Capt Micheal Barry, Sgt Johanna Tilley-Rock, Sgt Jackie
Wykes, Cpl Gavin Crawford, Cpl Barry Smyth and Pte John
Joyce. Photo: Sgt Johanna Tilley-Rock
new 3 STar PrivaTeS
Pictured are members of the 33rd Recruit Platoon, 28 Inf Bn who received their 3 star rank
markings on 22nd September in Finner Camp, Co Donegal. Photo: David O'Dowd
ToP Gun
Members of the Royal Meath Branch of ONE held their annual shooting competition in
Newtownmountkennedy on the 15th August. The overall winning marksman on the day
was Cathal Rogers with Robbie O'Bryan as runner up. Photo: Noel Cloak P.C., PRO
Glen oF iMaal
reMeMBereD
Pictured at the 75th
Anniversary marking the
accidental explosion that
killed 16 soldiers of all ranks
in the Glen of Imaal on
Friday 16th September is
Sgt Derek McNamara who
played the last post, his father
played the last post for the
50th Anniversary and his
grandfather was also involved
in the incident. Photo: Sgt Mick
Burke
on TarGeT
Keeping the military tradition going is Cpl Peter
Sherlock showing his nephew Jack Sherlock how to
work the Browning 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun at the
Defence Forces Open Day that was held in Custume
Bks, Athlone on Sunday 16th October. Photo: Pte Aiden
Sherlock, 6 Inf Bn
JuDo ChaMPS
Sgmn Martin Leonard (blue),
DFHQ CIS Coy with retired
Sgt Paul McConville at the
International Irish Judo
Masters Championship 2016,
which took place on Sunday
2nd October. Martin took
GOLD at +100kgs and Paul
took BRONZE at 90kgs. Photo:
Sgmn Martin Leonard
