McAleese pays tribute to death crash soldier

President Mary McAleese today paid tribute to a young soldier killed in an off-road training accident at the Curragh, Co Kildare.

McAleese pays tribute to death crash soldier
Fri, 01 Jul, 2005 - 16:34
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President Mary McAleese today paid tribute to a young soldier killed in an off-road training accident at the Curragh, Co Kildare.

James Dillon, 21, a trooper with the 2nd Cavalry Squadron in Dublin, died yesterday afternoon when the armoured car he was travelling in overturned.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Curragh, Co KildarePlace: DublinPlace: CurraghPlace: Defence Forces centrePerson: McAleesePerson: President Mary McAleesePerson: James DillonPerson: JamesPerson: DillonPerson: TrooperPerson: President McAleesePerson: Sgt Tom KennedyPerson: Nicola NolanOrganisation: 2nd Cavalry SquadronOrganisation: Defence Forces
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