SINGAPORE: This year’s National Day Parade will pay tribute to the first ever Mobile Column that took to the stage at the Padang 50 years ago in 1969.
We also had to wear tight-fitting helmets that had a communications link to the crew in our tanks and the rest of the Leopard Tanks that were in the convoy.As I lowered myself into the gunner’s station, I noted how small and compact the inside was. I watched and listened as my tank’s vehicle commander communicated and executed drills with the driver who was situated somewhere below us.
Alongside crowd favourites like the Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicle and the Light Strike Vehicle, spectators will also get to see naval assets that have not appeared in previous Mobile Columns, such as the Combatant Craft Medium.The final segment of Act 2 of the parade will also feature a salute to the Merdeka Generation for their service and contributions in building National Service.
“We hope that this final segment will also inspire Singaporeans to inherit the spirit of the Merdeka Generation and continue to be committed to defending Singapore, protecting our loved ones and our way of life because we are now pioneers of our future.” Cpt Loh, who was from the early batches of the 40 Singapore Armoured Regiment that trained in the AMX-13 tanks, had made sure to expose his young son to the SAF by bringing him to every open house.
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