Tricolour taken from soldier’s family after funeral

A family was asked to return the national flag to the Defence Forces following a military funeral.

The Tricolour had been handed over to a family as part of the funeral protocol, but a soldier was later told to get it back in what proved to be a “highly embarrassing” matter.

The story was relayed to the PDforra conference where delegates said the families of late serving members should be entitled to have the flag draped over the coffin and also presented with it afterwards.