Veterans commemorate deployment of Irish troops to Congo

Around a thousand veterans and their families are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the deployment of Irish troops to Congo.

Veterans commemorate deployment of Irish troops to Congo

Around a thousand veterans and their families are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the deployment of Irish troops to Congo.

A ceremony is taking place this afternoon at Baldonnel Airport fifty years to the day since the first troops departed here.

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