I.U.N.V.A. Post 31 - Enniscorthy

Here we will have pictures of IUNVA members in overseas service in Lebanon. If anyone has pictures they'd like put up on this page, please email them to me at mailto:calco63@gmail.com  and include where possible, names of those in picture, approx date or Battalion and location in Lebanon.

Eddie Doyle (Post 31) & Alan Doyle (Now UN HQ new York) serving with the 52nd Inf. Bn.

BSM W. Gilbert (Post 28) on parade in Tibnin with the 57th Inf Bn. UNIFIL.

Colm Callanan in At-Tiri, South Lebanon in 1982 with two Palestinian orphans.

Colm Callanan, Haddatah, South Lebanon, winter '83. Cold and lonely.

Eddie Doyle and Corporal Tom Berry (RIP) - 52nd Inf Bn.

Bill Cahill at the "Other Glen"

Smoky Dwyer & Colm Callanan (Right) on checkpoint duty, Haddatah, Lebanon 1983.

Michael O' Neill and Ger Deveraux (Post 31) with Mick Franklin catching up on the local gossip from home in 1978 while with the 43rd Bn.

BSM W. Gilbert at the medal parade for the 57th Inf Bn. - 13th september 1985

Michael O' Neill (Left) in summer dress 51st Bn. - Tibnin 1982.

Lebanese Army chopper shot down at Beirut airport 1982 (Pic - Colm Callanan)

Eddie Doyle went "Mingy" shopping and ended out with a whole family.

PLO tank blown up outside Beirut 1892 - (Pic Colm Callanan)

Michael O' Neill - Jnr. (Post 31) chats to President McAleese on her visit to Lebanon.

American choppers over outskirts of Beirut Nov. '82 - Pic. C. Callanan.

American warships off Beiruts coastline. - Pic C. Callanan.

Eddie Doyle on roof of "Southern Comfort" - At Tiri.

Leaving our mark in At-Tiri in '82. - Irish Batt graffiti !!! - Note Sgt. Jimmy Doran's '78/79/80/81/82 mark !

C. Callanan painting UN quarters Haddatah, not all fun & games, work details were plentiful as well.

Colm (back) gets help from Lebanese children in a snowball fight - Colm 1 - Smoky dwyer 0

Marekkah out post Lebanon 

El Khiam, Lebanon where 4 UNIFIL soldiers died in an Israeli attack.

BQMS Dick Jenkins & Sgt. Michael O' Neill (51st Inf Bn.) enjoying a pint in Tibnine.

Michael O' Neill (43rd Bn - 1978) enjoying the sun.

Michael O' Neill (2nd right front row) with 9 other Wexford soldiers with the 51st Inf Bn.

 Top bloke, Cpl J. O' Mahoney grabbing a quick bite to eat with Alan Doyle (52nd Inf Bn.)

AML 90 Lebanon with shamrock painted on it for St. Patricks day.