Tuesday 21 May, 2013
THERE WERE EMOTIONAL scenes at Dublin Airport today as scores of Irish troops arrived home from service in Lebanon.
Around 240 members of the 105th battalion were due home after spending six months patrolling around the Blue Line, around where Lebanon borders Israel.
And there were plenty of happy faces as they were reunited with family members – as well as the occasional good old-fashioned smooch. Here are the photos:
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Welcome home lads
and good luck to the lads of the 106th battalion heading out to replace them! Stay safe.
Jaysus the ginger fella done well for himself :P
Think the best photo is 11.
The kid looks so pleased to have her dad home.
Journal still not will to pick up on the next shocking story about the Defense forces, you can show all the happy welcome home pics you want, but there are scores of soldiers on the precipice of suicide.
A lot of work goes on behind the scenes at The Journal .ie
For example they are in contact with the press office for the Defence Forces looking for an interview with a member of the bomb squad. They can only work with what they are given by the press office.
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