Video & Photos: SAF Facebook page
Achievement unlocked! None of the boys from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) may have fought in a war, but at least some of them can now say they’ve seen, touched and detonated a battle-worthy high explosive… and all in one day.
The 100kg, 60-year-old unexploded war relic believed to be a British projectile was found on Monday in a Seletar construction site.
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Soldiers from the 35th and 36th Battalions Singapore Combat Engineers (SCE), as well as the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, worked together to evacuate offices and build a trench out of 1,000 sandbags to protect residents and property in the surrounding area.
Below is SAF’s very talented coverage of the event, which makes us think that 1) Captain Charles Eu should think about quitting his job (now that he’s a “war hero”) and joining Channel NewsAsia, and 2) Who needs Channel NewsAsia when SAF’s social media managers and video editors are so damn good? That soundtrack alone makes us want to march round the neighbourhood.
