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The Shan State I
Year: 2015
Location: Loi Tai Leng, Shan State, Myanmar
Camera / Format: Canon 5D mark III
Established in 1996 by Lieutenant General Yawd Serk upon the disarming of the Shan United Revolutionary Army (SURA), the SSA-S is Burma’s second largest insurgent group.
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The Shan State Army - South (SSA-S) crosses Loi Tai Leng as a part of a military procession celebrating
Shan National Day in Shan State, Myanmar on February 7, 2015.
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A Shan State Army - South captain coordinates the National Day military procession via radio
in Loi Tai Leng, Shan State, Myanmar on February 7, 2015.
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Former Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) Lieutenant General and current Restauration Council of Shan State (RCSS)
chairman Yawd Serk delivers a speech to thousands gathered for Shan National Day in Loi Tai Leng, Myanmar on February 7, 2015.
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Shan State Army - South military forces are assembled at the parade grounds in Loi Tai Leng,
Shan State, Myanmar for the Shan National Day performance on February 7, 2015.
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Shan State Army patch and custom tiger camouflage pattern as seen on the uniforms of SSA-S infantry.
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SSA-S commandos stand at attention as the Restauration Council of Shan State (RCSS)
chairman Yawd Serk delivers a speech on Shan National Day in Loi Tai Leng.
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SSA-S commandos stand at attention as the Restauration Council of Shan State (RCSS)
chairman Yawd Serk delivers a speech on Shan National Day in Loi Tai Leng.
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An SSA-S infantryman struggles with the heat during the Shan National Day military proceedings in Loi Tai Leng, Myanmar
on February 7, 2015. Fully uniformed soldiers performed and stood for over 5 hours in the dry heat of the Shan hills.
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