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Aug 9, 2006
Remembering
Spectators savoured every moment of the National Day 2006 celebrations, whipping out cameras to capture scenes that will never be the same again. The National Stadium has hosted its final National Day Parade.
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Aug 9, 2006
Overhead
The fly-past with the Singapore flag forms an integral part of the National Day celebrations, soaring on the notes of the national anthem sung by the crowd.
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Aug 9, 2006
Swansong
The National Stadium staged its final National Day parade as 55,000 spectators revelled in the stands, singing, dancing and cheering their hearts out. The 33-year-old arena will be torn down and replaced by a multimillion-dollar sports hub, expected to be ready by 2011.
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Aug 9, 2006
Balloons
Aerial performances lifted the mood of celebrations, wowing audiences.
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Aug 9, 2006
Presidential drive-past
The crowd at the National Stadium cheered wildly to greet President S R Nathan as he made his ceremonial drive-past around the track.
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Photo by TERENCE TAN
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Aug 9, 2006
Arrival
Welcoming the entry of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the crowd's roar was one buoyed by welcome news from his National Day message earlier that the economy had grown 9.4 per cent in the first half of the year.
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Photo by JOYCE FANG
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Aug 9, 2006
Confetti
Celebrations swung to a high with the onslaught of dynamic performances.
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Photo by JOYCE FANG
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Aug 9, 2006
Seize the day
The audience lapped up the visual feast laid before them - from the clockwork precision of the marching contingents to the thrilling freefall display of the dare-devil Red Lion parachutists.
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Photo by JOYCE FANG
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Aug 9, 2006
Driven
Enthusiastic performers kept up the pumping energy of the night with a host of different offerings.
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Photo by JOYCE FANG
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Aug 9, 2006
Kaleidoscope
The rich splash of colour donned by thousands of untiring participants testified to the nation's diversity.
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Aug 9, 2006
In full glory
All stops were out as fireworks bathed the stadium electric bursts of colour, pushing the festivities a notch up and giving the National Stadium a fitting farewell.
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Aug 9, 2006
Front-line
The contingents fronted the military display with unflinching spirit, leading the way for the tribute to the nation.
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Aug 9, 2006
Flying sparks
The military display's dazzling show of light and colour generated an atmosphere charged with electricity.
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Photo by JESSICA LIM
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Aug 9, 2006
Onward Singapore
As Singapore turned 41, the nation looked towards a bright future while it bid a fitting farewell to the historic National Stadium - with a glorious birthday bash.
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