Fiancée pens tribute to Pte Seán Rooney on what would have been their wedding day

Fiancée pens tribute to Pte Seán Rooney on what would have been their wedding day

Private Seán Rooney who was killed on active service in Lebanon last December. File Picture: Defence Forces  

The fiancée of Private Seán Rooney, who was killed while on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon last December has posted a heartfelt tribute to him on what was supposed to be the day they were getting married.

Pte Rooney, 23, from Newtowncunningham in Donegal was serving with the 121st infantry Battalion as part of a United Nations Interim Force when he and his comrades came under fire near Sidon, about 30 miles on the from Beirut on December 14.

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