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Seán Rooney (soldier)
This is a list of Irish military personnel of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces who have died while serving overseas. Since the 1960s, 88 personnel (87 from the Irish Army and one from the Irish Air Corps, Air Corps) have died in overseas deployments. Fatalities have primarily occurred as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions, with 26 lives lost in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Congo under United Nations Operation in the Congo, ONUC; 9 in Cyprus under United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNFICYP; two in the Middle East under United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, UNTSO; 47 in Lebanon under United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL; one in East Timor under United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, UNTAET; one in Liberia under United Nations Mission in Liberia, UNMIL and two in Europe under the EU Nordic Battlegroup and European Union Military Staff, EUMS. Irish Defence Forces Roll of Honour Fatalities by mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Guard Ceremony, Merrion Square 31 August (9634883631)
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily Weapon, armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
