VIDEO: Seminal moment in history of Defence Forces immortalised online

Footage of the first full unit of the Irish Defence Forces to serve overseas more than 50 years ago has emerged online.

VIDEO: Seminal moment in history of Defence Forces immortalised online
Mon, 02 Jun, 2014 - 01:00
Peter O’Dwyer

The footage shows Irish peacekeepers at work in the Congo at a time of great political and social unrest, in the formative weeks of the newly independent nation.

The video, posted to the Defence Forces’ official YouTube channel, also includes images of the funeral processions of some of those who lost their lives serving in the Congo.

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