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Dundalk native calling on the people of Louth to join Jadotville challenge for Defence Force veterans
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A Louth native has organised a charity event which hopes to raise awareness around one of the Irish Military’s most forgotten battles while in the process raising funds for Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann, the Organization of National Ex-Serviceman.
The Jadotville Challenge will see hundreds of volunteers either cycle, walk or run a combined distance of 24,000km over five days from 29th June to the 3rd July 2021 in aid of homeless veterans of the Defence Forces.
LMFM By Marc O Driscoll The Jadotville Challenge will mark the 60th anniversary of the events in the Congo and aims to raise money for the ONE.
Hundreds of volunteers are to cycle, walk or run a combined distance of 24,000 kilometres over the course of five days in aid of homeless veterans of the Irish Defence Forces.
The Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (ONE) has launched the Jadotville Challenge to mark the 60th anniversary of the siege and raise funds for the charity.
The Siege of Jadotville occurred in September 1961 when a contingent of Irish troops came under attack by Katangese forces during a peacekeeping mission in the Congo.