SINGAPORE - Volunteer defence psychologist Neo Li Fang has taken part in the last three National Day Parades as a para-counsellor to provide medical support.
Ms Neo, who joined the SAF Volunteer Corps in 2015, said:"I thought having such a combined contingent was really meaningful. It's not about one service, but people from all walks of life coming together, and we don't do it as a job.More than 2,600 participants will be involved in the parade and ceremony segment at the NDP this year, titled My People.
Referring to the volunteer contingent, he said:"They signify generations of Singaporeans who are willing to go the extra mile in protecting our country." Lieutenant-Colonel Alvin Choo Weng Kwai, 44, who is commander of the operations group at the Naval Diving Unit, is the parade commander this year. The parade regimental sergeant major, Master Warrant Officer Shon Chong, 43, said he took pride in planning the NDP.