Day: December 7, 2023

Niemba Ambush Survivor Joseph Fitzpatrick passes away (Dec 5th)

Sadly the remaining survivor of the Niemba Ambush Joseph Fitzpatrick passed away on the 5th Dec 2023. Joseph is pictured here with fellow survivor Tom Kenny (Tom passed away on 30th Oct 2021). The 63rd Anniversary of the Niemba Ambush was remembered recently in Dublin, more here: FITZPATRICK, Joseph (Cabra, Dublin) (formerly of the Irish […]

A Company 36th Infantry Battalion UNOC Remembered

62 years ago this week A Company, 36 Infantry Battalion arrived in the Congo, as part of the United Nation’s ONUC peacekeeping mission, which included the ‘Battle of the Tunnel’ and the awarding of 14 DSMs. Here is a very short summary of what happened to this unit on arrival. The main body of the […]