Salute to Chinese army veterans

Brig Jen Dr Leong (left) receiving the certificate of registration from Defence Ministry’s Veteran Affairs deputy director Karim Husain, witnessed by Mohamed Affandi.

ARMY Chief Jen Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor paid tribute to Malaysian Chinese army veterans for having served king and country with pride, honour and patriotism.

He said the peace that the nation enjoyed today rested on many of their shoulders, from the early years of the Home Guard, Templer’s Super 12, where six out of the 12 were Chinese, the Federation Regiment, the Congo peacekeeping mission, the Confrontation, the urban communist terrorism, jungle warfare in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, to the more recent UN peacekeeping duties.