Remembering Jadotville 61 years ago today.
1) On this day in 1961 the week-long Siege at Jadotville began. The 155 soldiers of A Company (Group), 35 Infantry Battalion, under the command of Comdt Pat Quinlan, supported by Coy Sgt Jack Prendergast held out against outrageous odds. 🇮🇪 🇺🇳 pic.twitter.com/ymmfff6dfc
— Gavin Egerton (@GavinEgerton) September 13, 2022
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a great story. the film didn’t do it justice
It’s unpopular to respect our Defence Forces as fighting men but who cares. Some of us will remember them today.
https://youtu.be/acMqxcdxE0E
My grandad was in A company. He didn’t like to talk about it so I never realised the scale of the ordeal until after the movie came out. Was great to see him to finally get some recognition before he passed away.