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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
