187 troops arrived home this morning after a six month deployment to Lebanon.
Soldiers from the 126th Infantry Battalion, which includes those based in Athlone, landed in Dublin Airport to a crowd of hundreds of family members and friends welcoming them home.
Their time overseas saw multiple escalations in conflict, along with attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces in the area.
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Lieutenant Colonel Edward McDonagh, the Commanding Officer of the 126th Infantry Battalion, says that didn't have too much of a negative impact on morale:
