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SAFVC FILLS IN THE BLANKS

10 Dec 2019

As the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) marks five years since its launch in 2014, hear SAFVC Volunteer (SV) 1 Benedicto Anthony Tarucan, SV2 Li Peishan and SV2 Hitendra Singh Dasoni share why they step up to serve.

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