They will celebrate their 50th year together on Jan 16. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Armed with AR-15 assault rifles and loaded magazines, the full-time national servicemen from 2nd Company, 1st Commando Battalion tasked to board vessels that arrived in Singapore with Vietnamese refugees received the green light to use their weapons if threatened.
The Republic hosted 32,457 Vietnamese boat people from 1975 to 1996. Those who could prove they could go to another country were given food and temporary shelter here. There were 62 of them who attended that night, along with 19 of their spouses and their former commanding officer.Mr Ronald Loh, 69, who organised their first reunion, said he had no idea how to get in touch with his peers initially.
The pioneer batch of full-time national servicemen in the SAF commando formation, including their spouses and commanding officer Clarence Tan , take a group picture during their annual gathering at Raffles Town Club, on Jan 5, 2023. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG “After a three-month stint in New Zealand training with soldiers from the elite Special Air Service Regiment, their commanding officer said he was very impressed with us NSFs.
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