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CHANGING OF GUARDS: A MARCH DOWN ORCHARD ROAD
07 Jun 2020 | COMMUNITY

CHANGING OF GUARDS: A MARCH DOWN ORCHARD ROAD

Miss the bustling Orchard Road before COVID-19? Take a stroll down memory lane with the SAF military police and musicians, as they march down Orchard Road for the Changing of Guards Ceremony.
// PRODUCER & EDITOR KOH ENG BENG 

Tags Military tradition Changing of Guards Istana Military Police Silent Precision Drill Squad SAF Band
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