Paul L Murphy Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 These are the medals awarded to Paul Kellett and they are a unique group. The medals are the Irish Distinguished Service Medal 3rd Class, Permanent Defense Force 10 Year Long Service Medal, Peacekeeper Medal, UNIFIL Medal and the Spanish Silver Cross of Merit of the Naval Order of Merit. Unfortunately these are not in my collection, they are still with the recipient who is rightly proud of what he has and has kindly agreed to have me share this photo with you all. Paul was awarded the DSM and the Spanish Naval Cross for saving the crew of a Spanish trawler which got into difficulty and eventually sunk off the west coast of Ireland. He was a sailor in the Irish navy at that time. He later transferred into the Cavalry Corps and served with UNIFIL. Enjoy !
Ed_Haynes Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Oh! While far FAR from anything I collect, those are nice to see.Thanks to all for their posting! Are they named? (Stupid question, perhaps ....)
Paul L Murphy Posted April 28, 2009 Author Posted April 28, 2009 The Long Service Medal is the only officially named medal in the group. I am not sure if Paul has had his DSM privately named, I will ask him when I next see him.
Ulsterman Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 very cool! Thanks for posting.That's the first Eire DSM I have ever seen in "real" life. That is quite a bar!
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