68 SCDF officers returning from rescue mission in quake-hit Turkey receive roaring welcome
assisted with the retrieval of bodies from the rubble at various sites and contributed supplies to Turkish rescue teams.
“I, and all Singaporeans, are proud of you for your spirits and contributions despite the very difficult conditions... And you were working in the middle of the risk of further collapse of buildings, staying in tents and sleeping in sleeping bags. We, the Singaporeans, thank you… welcome back home,” he said.
Contingent commander of Operation Lionheart, Colonel Chew Keng Tok, greeted by Minister of Law K Shanmugam at Changi Airport T3. ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM Madam Theam Ee Choon, 95, said she was very proud of her grandson Captain Nicholas Tan, 27, who served as a doctor in the team. Lieutenant Abdul Rashid, 39, who was the rescue commander, said while some of his six children, aged 13 to three months old, were apprehensive about him going to a disaster zone, they understood this was what he had been training for.
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