My Service in Surinam from suriname independence Watch Video
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Description: This 9 minutes video shows views of my military service in Suriname in 1973-1974. The country was on the verge of independence (on 25 November 1975) but at the time of these pictures was still Dutch. I served as a conscripted officer (army ensign) - the only one there - in a world which was later described as 'The Last Remnants ofthe Tropical Netherlands' nThe stills - from color negatives - show daily officers-mess and party life, and the precious and well-conserved Kodachrome Super 8 movie s
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