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T&T marked its 64th Independence anniversary with a grand military parade at the Queen's Park Savannah.

Hundreds gathered at the Savannah to witness the display of national pride and pageantry which was cancelled last year for security reasons.

Sharla Kistow reports
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00:00With synchronization, the military troops lined up at the northern side of the Queen's
00:05Park Savannah, preparing for the country's 64th Independence Day Parade. Among the first
00:10officials to arrive was Minister of Defense Wayne Sturge. He welcomed Chief Justice Rani
00:16Burusing and his wife. While over at the President's house, President Christine Kangaloo was greeted
00:21by the members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Mounted Branch, who were then
00:26escorted to the Independence Day Parade. Any type of parade is that Her Excellency is
00:32escorted with Mounted Branch to the parade. And Mounted Branch has a son of deep history
00:41because it dates back to 1851, where the police service were given responsibility for acting
00:47as the country's first postmen and mail carriers. Back at the Savannah, Prime Minister Kamala
00:53Passat-Bissessa and her ministers were arriving at the new venue. And a few minutes later,
00:59the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Christine Kangaloo, arrived at the
01:04Savannah. President Kangaloo is TNT's second female Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,
01:10the first being former President Paula May Weeks. Accompanied by Major Nigel Harris, President
01:17Kangaloo inspected the troops. And as she made her way along the lines, the crowd erupted
01:22in chairs.
01:31Hundreds of spectators enjoyed the spectacle put on by members of the Armed and Unarmed
01:36Forces. The K-9 unit was among those putting their skills on display, while the Fire Service,
01:42Prison Service and the TTPS showcased some of their vehicles and equipment. The Air Guard
01:48provided one aircraft, while the National Helicopter Service also took to the skies with two helicopters
01:54flying over the Savannah.
01:56And the police mounted branch skillfully maneuvered the horses. The parade ended with the National
02:02Anthem and a cannon salute, bringing the Independence Day display to a close. Charlotte Kisto, TV6 News.
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