THE statement by Gary W Adams of Dallas, USA (Irish heroes of WW II deserve to be pardoned, July 2) that soldiers who had deserted the Irish Army had been “court-martialled” for fighting against the Nazis and Japan during WW II, is incorrect.

MY wife and I were visiting Ireland last week when I ran across an article in your paper about the 5,983 Irish soldiers who had been “court martialled” for fighting against the Nazis and Japan during World War II.