Tipperaryman serving with United Nations honoured with Medal of Distinction
Tipperary man serving with United Nations honoured with Medal of Distinction YESTERYEARS - ITEMS FROM OUR FILES The front page of The Nationalist on April 27, 1986 Reporter: '); '); Our front page lead story on April 27, 1996, by Aileen Mulhall, was about a south Tipperary soldier, honoured for bravery by the Minister for Defence, following an ordeal he and his company endured in the Lebanon. Sergeant Michael Fleming of Priestown, Drangan, was presented with a Distinguished Service Medal with distinction in Collins Barracks, Cork. Just one of three soldiers honoured for bravery, Michael w...
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