Funeral takes place in Malaysia for a pilot of downed MH17 flight
Reuters
2014-09-02
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Pilots in their Malaysia Airlines uniforms lined up to pay their respects Tuesday to Captain Eugene Choo Jin Leong.
He was one of the pilots aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
He was given full military honours for the ceremony.
An urn carrying his remains was draped in the Malaysian flag. It was carried by military personnel who handed it over to his sons.
His wife, along with other family members, friends and co-workers attended the somber memorial.
His remains, and those of eight other Malaysians, were brought back from Amsterdam Tuesday.
Fellow pilot, Captain Azlan Abu Bakar, accompanied the bodies.
9. SOUNDBITE (English) FRIEND OF OF LATE CAPTAIN EUGENE CHOO JIN LEONG, CAPTAIN AZLAN ABU BAKAR, SAYING:
"The felling was horrible, all the way for twelve and the half hours from Amsterdam. It was horrible bringing my very close friend. We used to
He was one of the pilots aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
He was given full military honours for the ceremony.
An urn carrying his remains was draped in the Malaysian flag. It was carried by military personnel who handed it over to his sons.
His wife, along with other family members, friends and co-workers attended the somber memorial.
His remains, and those of eight other Malaysians, were brought back from Amsterdam Tuesday.
Fellow pilot, Captain Azlan Abu Bakar, accompanied the bodies.
9. SOUNDBITE (English) FRIEND OF OF LATE CAPTAIN EUGENE CHOO JIN LEONG, CAPTAIN AZLAN ABU BAKAR, SAYING:
"The felling was horrible, all the way for twelve and the half hours from Amsterdam. It was horrible bringing my very close friend. We used to
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