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Winston Choo Wee Leong (b. 18 July 1941–1) is a retired general of the Singapore Armed Forces, where he served as Chief of Defence Force from 1974 to 1992.2 After a military career spanning 33 years (1959–92), he held diplomatic appointments as Singapore’s envoy to Australia, Fiji, South Africa, Papua New Guinea and Israel.3. Education.
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Winston Choo Wee Leong (Chinese: 朱维良; pinyin: Zhū Wéiliáng; born 18 July 1941) is a former Singaporean diplomat and lieutenant-general who served as Director, General Staff between 1974 and 1976, and then Chief of the General Staff between 1976 and 1990, and later Chief of Defence Force between 1990 and 1992.
- Choo, Not Churchill
- Minor Accident
- The Rigors
- In The Line of Fire
- The Heart of A Soldier
- The Survival of A Nation
- Refuge For Grandchildren
- Will of Steel
- Kissing Singapore Soil
Family accounts relate that Gen Choo’s grandfather named him after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. While Gen Choo did not mention this in his memoir (“as I did not consider it relevant or important”), his name will go down in history as belonging to one of the most charismatic military leaders of Singapore. “I was told by my mother that h...
On the playing field, in the jungles, and elsewhere, Gen Choo has survived more than his share of injuries and close shaves. He recalled to Salt&Light how God kept him out of harm’s way around the age of 16. The accident could have maimed or killed him and derailed his hopes for a military career even before it began. Six boys had recklessly piled ...
Winston Choo was baptised as a baby and grew up in a Christian home. All his relatives attended Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church, and he attended Sunday school and youth fellowship. “So in a way, Christianity was something I took for granted,” he said. “But Christ was in the back, never in the forefront of my life” when he entered the army, he ad...
In preparation for deployment to Sabah during the Konfrontasi of the 1960s (Confrontation, Indonesia’s opposition to the formation of the Federation of Malaysia), the troops were sent to Taiping, Malaysia. Enroute there, a crate of rifle magazines fell off the train. As the baggage officer in charge of them, he could have been charged and court-mar...
“General Choo shaped the culture and the values of the SAF,” said Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister of National Security Teo Chee Hean at the launch of A Soldier at Heart. “Not by issuing orders alone but by himself living and breathing these values. “Winston Choo epitomised the SAF and led by example. He parachuted and dived, jogged with h...
When Salt&Lightasked Gen Choo about the seeming conflict between being a leader of men trained to kill, and the Christian faith which forbids killing of a fellow being, he clarified that soldiers are trained to fight and not to kill indiscriminately. “Soldiers who kill indiscriminately are punished. Soldiers are trained to fight for a justifiable c...
It would be a baby who would lead the General to put God in a place of priority. She is his first grandchild, Dana, who is now 23. When she was born, Gen Choo thought: ”This is such a beautiful baby. This is my third generation. I must make sure that this child grows up in a Christian home.” The seemingly endless string of training, operations and ...
Gen Choo’s return to God came long before he was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2017. When it came, he was not afraid. “I can really put my hand on my heart and say I have never feared because I know that if it is His will, He will be here for me. And He’s been here for me till now.” The radiation for tongue cancer affected Gen Choo’s ability to s...
Gen Choo’s proudest achievement was developing the Singapore Armed Forces to be capable of fighting effectively as one on land, air and sea. The military’s response to the Laju hijacking in early 1974 had shown that a proper command structure was necessary, he wrote. (A group of Japanese Red Army terrorists attempted to blow up oil tanks at the She...
Jun 30, 2021 · In his memoir released on Monday (June 28), retired general Winston Choo (right) recalls the impact of several influences in his making as a soldier, leader and diplomat. They include his early experiences with sports and church – and the support of his wife, “the biggest gift of all from God”.
Lieutenant-General (Retired) Winston Choo (b. 1941) was appointed the Director of General Staff — the head of the Singapore Armed Forces — in 1974, and then became Singapore’s first Lieutenant-General and first Chief of Defence Force, when his position was renamed in 1990…
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Aug 11, 2019 · We begin with General Winston Choo, Singapore's first three-star General and longest-serving Chief of Defence Force. This interview was done in two parts, of which this is the second.
