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'Many onlookers at the graveside were astonished at the strange uniforms and even more so as the orders were given 'As Gaelige''
Ask anybody and they will remember where they were on that tragic day, 22nd Nov. 1963. For on that day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, and was particularly poignant for me. Earlier that summer JFK had visited Ireland…
'Fortunately things have improved greatly for the Defence Forces since my time, they now have modern equipment and decent uniforms'
The most memorable thing that occurred during my time in the Cadet School was the assassination of President Kennedy. His widow , Jackie requested that the Irish Government to send a consignment of Irish Cadets to do honour guard at his funeral in…
Tags: Irish Army, Irish cadets, John F. Kennedy