Abass Awala

Abass Awala was interviewed in UN Post 2-45, UNIFIL, South Lebanon for the Military Archives Oral History Project. His interview is part of a series of interviews recorded to mark forty years of Irish service in the country with UNIFIL. Abass has worked with UNIFIL since 1986 and at the...

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Aivo Vahemets

Captain Aivo Vahemets was interviewed in More House, UN Post 2-45, UNIFIL, South Lebanon for the Military Archives Oral History Project. His interview is part of a series of interviews recorded to mark forty years of Irish service in Lebanon with UNIFIL. Captain Vahemets speaks about his military career, conscription...

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Ali Saad

Ali Saad was interviewed in More House, UN Post 2-45, UNIFIL South Lebanon for the Military Archives Oral History Project. Ali Saad’s interview is part of a series of interviews recorded to mark forty years of Irish service in Lebanon with UNIFIL. Ali has worked closely with the Defence Forces...

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Art Magennis

Commandant Art Magennis was born in Ardglass, County Down in September 1919. In June 1940, he and his friend Desmond travelled from Down to Dublin to join the Irish army, after hearing Eamon de Valera on the radio. Commandant Magennis went on to serve in the Defence Forces for 39...

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Bassima Fawaz

Bassima Fawaz was interviewed in UN Post 2-45, UNIFIL, South Lebanon for the Military Archives Oral History Project. Bassima Fawaz’s interview is part of a series of interviews recorded to mark forty years of Irish service in Lebanon with UNIFIL. Bassima grew up with Irish soldiers living in her parents’...

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Kevin McDonald

Commandant Kevin McDonald served 7 years with Fórsa Cosanta  Áitiúil (FCA) and 33 years with the Permanent Defence Forces. He discusses his military career, focusing on his extensive service overseas. Most of his interview relates to his service in Lebanon and he speaks about the 2006 Lebanon War when he...

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Fawaz Fawaz

Fawaz Fawaz was interviewed in More House, UN Post 2-45, UNIFIL, South Lebanon for the Military Archives Oral History Project. His interview is part of a series of interviews recorded to mark forty years of Irish service in Lebanon with UNIFIL. Fawaz is a former translator with UNIFIL, retired in...

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Geraldine Browne

Geraldine Browne, Captain, enlisted in the Defence Forces in 1990, training with the second female recruit platoon. Her grandmother, Kate Ward (nee Donnelly), served in Cumann na mBan during the War of Independence. She has served in the Ministerial Air Transport Service and Air Traffic Control and has served overseas...

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Gerry McMahon

Gerry (Gerald) McMahon DSM, Lieutenant General (retired), a native of Limerick, entered the Cadet School in the Curragh in 1953. He served in the Defence Forces for forty-five years, retiring in August 1998 as Chief of Staff. He served overseas with the 37th Infantry Battalion in the Congo, 21st Infantry...

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