IRELAND'S U.N. HEROES AN BONN MÍLEATA CALMACHTA (THE MILITARY MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY) The Military Medal for Gallantry is the highest military honour in the State. It may be awarded in recognition of the performance of any act of exceptional bravery or gallantry arising out of, or associated with, Military Service and involving risk to life and limb. There are three classes: with honour, with distinction, and with merit. These equate to the three former classes (pre December 1984): 1st Class, 2nd Class and 3rd Class. The old classification is used here for consistency. BMC (MMG) RECIPIENTS Rank/Name Class Remarks Tpr Anthony Browne 2nd Niemba Ambush, Congo Capt Adrian Ainsworth 2nd At Tiri, Lebanon Lt Anthony Bracken 2nd At Tiri, Lebanon Cpl Michael Jones 2nd At Tiri, Lebanon Pte Michael John Daly 2nd At Tiri, Lebanon Comdt Michael Lynch 2nd Beirut, Lebanon AN BONN SEIRBHÍSE DEARSCNA (THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL) The Distinguished Service Medal may be awarded in recognition of individual, or associated acts of bravery, courage, leadership, resource or devotion to duty arising out of, or associated with, service in the defence forces and not meriting the award of An Bonn Míleata Calmachta. The medal may be awarded under the same classes as the MMG described above. BSD (DSM) RECIPIENTS Rank/Name Class Remarks Lt Gen John McKeown 1st Force Commander ONUC, Congo Comdt Kevin Nunan 1st Mulangwoshi river, Congo Capt Arthur Magennis 1st Elizabethville, Congo Cpl Charles Connolly 1st Elizabethville, Congo Cpl James Doohan 1st Naqoura Maj Gen James Quinn 1st Force Commander UNFICYP, Cyprus Lt Gen William Callaghan 1st Force Commander UNIFIL, Lebanon Sgt Gerry Lanigan 1st Lebanon Pte Anthony Connolly 2nd Manono, Congo Cpl Michael O' Sullivan 2nd Kilubi, Congo Cpl John Cavanagh 2nd Lifira Bridge, Congo Cpl Patrick Cregan 2nd Congo Cpl Gerard Francis 2nd Congo Cpl William Allen 2nd Catanga, Congo Sgt George Shaughnessy 2nd Elizabethville, Congo Sgt Michael Rowland 2nd Elizabethville, Congo Sgt John Quirke 2nd Katangs, Congo Sgt Alfred Johnston 2nd Kisenyi Post, Goma, Congo CQMS James Cotter 2nd Congo Coy Sgt William NcLoughlin 2nd Congo Coy Sgt Walter Hegarty 2nd Congo Coy Sgt Daniel Carroll 2nd Congo Sgt Maj Patrick Norris 2nd Elizabethville, Congo Lt Patrick Riordan 2nd Congo Lt Anthony Murphy 2nd Kamina Base, Congo Lt Peter Feeley 2nd Elizabethville, Congo Capt Thomas Quinlan 2nd Katanga, Congo Capt Michael Purfield 2nd Congo Capt John Norton 2nd Elizabethville, Congo Capt Roger McCorley 2nd Elizabethville, Congo Capt James Lavery 2nd Kipushi, Congo Capt Thomas Boyle 2nd Katanga, Congo Comdt James Flynn 2nd Congo Comdt Joseph Fitzpatrick 2nd Elizabethville, Congo A/Comdt Columba Browne 2nd Matadi, Congo Lt Col Michael Hogan 2nd Congo Lt Col Patrick barry 2nd Manono, Congo Col Justin McCarthy 2nd Congo Comdt James Flynn 2nd Cyprus Lt Col Gerald O'Sullivan 2nd Cyprus Comdt Joseph Fallon 2nd UNTSO & UNEF Sgt Maurice Lordon 2nd Naqoura, Lebanon Pte Michael Dillon 2nd Bra'chit, Lebanon Pte Colin Douglas 2nd Naqoura, Lebanon Pte Michael Michael Burke 2nd Bra'chit, Lebanon Sgt John Power 2nd OP Ras, Lebanon Pte Edward Doyle 2nd Bra'chit, Lebanon Pte Patrick Wall 3rd Congo Pte John Murray 3rd Congo Pte James Muray 3rd Congo Pte Peter Madigan 3rd Congo A/Cpl Aiden doyle 3rd Congo Cpl John Keenan 3rd Congo Pte Christopher Doolan 3rd Congo Pte John Clarke 3rd Congo Cpl Anthony Wodcock 3rd Congo Cpl Francis O'Neill 3rd Congo Cpl Edward Nolan 3rd Port of Matadi, Congo Cpl John Kealy 3rd Congo Cpl James Feery 3rd Congo Cpl James Fallon 3rd Congo Sgt William Whelan 3rd Port of Matadi, Congo Sgt John Ryan 3rd Congo Sgt William O'Sullivan 3rd Congo Sgt John O'Reilly 3rd Congo Sgt Thomas Maguire 3rd Congo Sgt Patrick McCormack 3rd Kabalo, Congo Sgt James McCafferty 3rd Congo Sgt Patrick Mulcahy 3rd Congo Sgt Daniel Mannix 3rd Congo Sgt Patrick Hayes 3rd Congo Sgt William Hartley 3rd Congo Sgt John Daly 3rd Port of Matadi, Congo Sgt Richard Connolly 3rd Congo Sgt Joseph Cashman 3rd Congo Sgt Daniel Ahern 3rd Kolwezi, Congo Coy Sgt Christopher Walsh 3rd Congo Coy Sgt Felix Grant 3rd Congo Chaplin Edward Dunne 3rd Naqoura, Lebanon Sgt Michael Smith 3rd Lebanon Cpl Noel Mullins 3rd Lebanon Sgt Richard O'Shea 3rd Lebanon Pte Michael Geoghegan 3rd Lebanon