MY heart was lifted to a very emotional height listening to the speech given by the Nobel Prize Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; the word democracy has been sounded like a 21 gun salute but the good lady dislikes guns.
MY heart was lifted to a very emotional height listening to the speech given by the Nobel Prize Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; the word democracy has been sounded like a 21 gun salute but the good lady dislikes guns.
She also let us know about other unknown praiseworthy soldiers who have shared her cause.
I know at least one of them, cadet No 160: Officer Cadet Win Htein, because my cadet number is 158 in the 5th intake at the Defence Services Academy.
Because of his dedication to bring back democracy to the doorstep of all people of Burma, he too was kicked into the dungeon for most of his adulthood. He was released just after Aug San Suu Kyi was set out to freedom.
Among the academy graduates, I was the first one to have resigned my ongoing commission in the Burma Air force as a GD Pilot and went underground. I also opposed the then-General Ne Win's rule of Burma by guns.
Here I am in this glorious democratic free nation, enjoying my freedom.
By the way, I have changed my profession from fighting to teaching and December 16 will be my last day of teaching at the Wodonga Institute of TAFE after a 40-year period teaching at many institutes and schools.
But I will be flying again at the aviation college located at the Albury airport as a trainee pilot to gain my flying licence again and perhaps I will be teaching the ground aviation subjects as well.
I do encourage my ex-students and all aviation enthusiasts in the area to come and join me in this most delightful occupation.
— RICHARD MINDIN,
Wodonga West
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/12/04/freedom-worth-fighting-for/
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