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A career soldier Templer would have been proud of
Published on: Thursday, June 27, 2024
By: Lorena Binisol
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Arul and his Memoir (left) and Field Marshal General Tun Sir Gerald Templer.
Kota Kinabalu: Brigadier-General (retired) Datuk A Arulpragasam is testimony that you can produce your memoirs at any age.
He launched his in the company of friends and well wishers at 95 at Hyatt Regency, recently.
Among present were Tan Sri Ajit Singh, a former diplomat whom Arul first met during his posting in Canberra, Australia in 1964 and ex-Captain Loo Choon Chew from MACVA (Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association), who regarded Arul as one-of-a-kind for his outstanding service especially during the communist era.
The soft-spoken Arul recounted his service in the Malaysian Armed Forces since 1952.
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