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Merdeka Generation: Community service runs in his blood
While the pioneer leaders were the architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped to build society here. Members of the 'Merdeka Generation' - those born in the 1950s - persevered through a tumultuous period. The Straits Times meets one man who has been contributing to his community since his younger days.
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Cara Wong
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At the age of 12, while his friends were playing "masak masak" - a cooking game - Mr Bernard Chiang had a more serious pastime.
As a member of his local volunteer firefighting team, he would help to put out blazes that the thatched attap houses of the time were prone to.
