The Red Hackles Gather During the book launch of two of her sons Lt Col Linus Lunsong Janti and the late Lt Col Kassim Abdul Kadir

The gathering of the Red Hackles is very significant for the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Malaysian Rangers. 3 Rangers are known as "The Red Hackles". Serving and non serving all ranks get together annually. The venues change to various compass points in Malaysia. The Red Hackles group is a sort of a club comprising of ex 3 Rangers. They have a committee to organise the annual get together. They are around 20 years old. For this year the organising chairman was Lt Col (Rtd) Baldev Singh.

Here is a slide show of the event :

The gathering was held at the Hotel Seri Malaysia in conjuction with the book launch. This get together was not the coming together of the men only but included the wives and children of both serving and non serving soldiers. This function was done over a 3 day period starting with visiting the old battle grounds where they had fought the enemy, and where their comrades fell. It culminated with the launch of two books followed by dinner. They were given logistical support by the 2nd Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment and the 9th Battalion Royal Ranger Battalion for this do.

Here is a video clip on the gathering and the launch of the books :



The book on Lieutenant-Colonel Linus Lunsong Janti and Lt Col Kassim Abdul Kadir was launched on the 16th June 2007. The wife and children of the late Lt Col Kassim were in attendance to grace the occassion.