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Wexford soldiers swelter in Chad as folks at home shiver

PREPARING FOR RETURN FROM PEACEKEEPING DUTIES


Wexford soldiers who are serving on the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad. Back (from left): Cpl. Dermot O'Leary, Oulart; Sgt. Alan O'Neill, Courtnacuddy; Pte. Liam McGrath, New Ross; Cpl. Niall Murray, Kilmuckridge; Tpr. Sean Walsh, Park Lane; Cpl....

By Conor CULLEN

Wednesday February 03 2010

SOLDIERS from Wexford have been working away in heat of over 40 degrees in Chad in recent times as their family members and friends endured the coldest spell this country has seen in many years. Model County soldiers are well represented among those members of the Irish Defence Forces currently in Chad.