Captain Edmond Landers from Limerick dies in Vietnam 1968

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#OnThisDay 1968 Captain Edmond Landers from Oola, Limerick was shot dead by a sniper while on a reconnaissance in force patrol near the village of Thu Duc, in the Thu Duc District, northeast of Saigon. (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Captain Landers was serving as Company Commander of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam.
Landers had been drafted in 1958 & stayed in the Army rising through the ranks. He was 30, newly married and had a three month old daughter.

Capt Edmond John Landers

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Hi, I'm David, I'm from Ireland. I am an avid fan of history. I have my B.A. in History, my M.A. in Military History and Strategic Studies,a Post Qualification Diploma in History and I've been teaching History for five years now. I wanted to create a podcast that examines, in great detail, major Irish battles and battles allover the world in various wars that Irish people played a significant part in. Hope you enjoy.

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