08-06-2007, 08:58 PM
Just saw amazing footage of the nightly closing of the India-Pakistan border, involving a ceremony by each country's border guards. The uniforms are actually the day-to-day dress, including the huge crests on their hats. The ceremony attracts large crowds who encourage the guards with cheering and chants. Looks like a lot of fun.
Just goes to show the crest is still alive and kicking in actual day-to-day duties.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2006 ... 326601.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4 ... ty416b.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/asiap ... afp.gi.jpg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata ... 467,00.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/3311 ... fb0b_m.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/3329 ... 3e14_m.jpg
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/photos/index/ ... ndia_3.jpg
Some Youtube footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWsHgd3sFkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdx8UOaXEGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hYA84LxjBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNQWRQBRU20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2asVetIIo
Just goes to show the crest is still alive and kicking in actual day-to-day duties.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2006 ... 326601.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4 ... ty416b.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/asiap ... afp.gi.jpg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata ... 467,00.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/3311 ... fb0b_m.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/3329 ... 3e14_m.jpg
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/photos/index/ ... ndia_3.jpg
Some Youtube footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWsHgd3sFkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdx8UOaXEGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hYA84LxjBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNQWRQBRU20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2asVetIIo
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