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www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 7 1 Bde ReseRve ReCRuit CaMP Pictured in Fort Berehaven at the 1 Brigade Reserve Recruit Camp are Col Rory Sheerin, EO 1 Bde, Lt Col O'Sullivan, OC 1 BAR, Collins Bks and Fort Berehaven along with Comdt O'Shaughnessy OiC Course with prize winners Rec Wallace, 3 Inf Bn (Best Kit), Rec Breen, 1 BAR (Best Shot) and Rec Bateman, 1 Bde Engr Coy (Overall Best Student). Photo: Sgt John Paul Gaine, 1 BAR #Mna na heiReann On the 100th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising I invited all the women of the Defence Forces to change their profile picture on Facebook to one of them in uniform using the hashtags #mna na heireann #proud to be Irish. This spread across the DF members on Facebook, with females and males all changing their profile pictures. Here is a sample collage of some of those pictures. Photo: Cpl Debbie Egan, 1 Bde CMU Det does anyone know the Good saMaRitans? "Hi, I'm not sure if I'm messaging the right place but I was wondering if you might be able to pass on a message for me. On Sunday last at around 1.30 / 2pm my elderly parents were in a very serious traffic accident near the Glen of Imaal. Some soldiers stopped to help them just after the accident and stayed until paramedics arrived. They were amazing and I just wanted to let them know that we truly appreciate how they helped and talked to my parents and kept them calm. I'm not sure who they were but I think they deserve to know that their presence was really appreciated that day and we can't thank them enough. If you do happen to know who they might have been please pass on my thanks X." Ms Joanne Martin The Good Samaritans were identified from the 1 Armoured Cavalry Squadron: Cpl Aidan Murphy, Cpl Jim Leonard, Cpl Graeme Mc Donagh and Tpr Glen Maher, who are seen here with Lt Colm Fahy. Photo: Armn Adam Murphy FaRewell donal Pictured on the 23rd July 2017 in Ballymullen Barracks is CQMS Donal Horgan at his stand down parade after 42 years of service with Comdt Reynolds, C Coy 12th. Donal served with the 13th, 22nd, 32nd Infantry Battalions and finished with C Coy, 12 Inf Bn. Photo: Sgt Ian Sims RDF, C Coy, 12 Inf Bn danCon MaRCh Mali Pictured are members of IRCON 9 EUTM Mali who participated in the recent 25km DANCON loaded march with weapons in Bamako, Mali. The Irish troops put up a good show with all who started finishing at the front. Photo: Comdt Niall Buckley, EUTM Mali

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