After battling cancer in 1998, he became a founding member of the Westmeath facility.
A former search and rescue pilot is sharing his stories to raise funds for a midlands charity.
Retired Commandant Frank Russell has written the book "Air Sea and Land Memories" and all proceeds will go to LARCC Cancer Support Centre in Multyfarnham.
After battling cancer in 1998, the Dublin man became a founding member of the Westmeath facility.
He's been sharing his story with Will Faulkner on the Midlands Today Show:
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