MY DAD THE SAILOR

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02 Oct 2019 | OPS & TRAINING

MY DAD THE SAILOR

In part two of PIONEER's Children Day special, Military Expert (ME) 3 Chai Chian Boon and ME3 Dalwindar give their children – 8-year-old Darren Chai, 6-year-old Danielle Chai and 4-year-old Krystal Rai-Bessy – a peek of life on board Littoral Mission Vessel RSS Indomitable.

// Video produced by Chia Chong Jin & edited by Lam Meng Chuen

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