BDF �rockets� steal pre-independence thunder
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Botswana Defence Force (BDF) firecrackers provided the magical moment of the night
Within a short period the crowd started cheering the men in uniform, who combined artistry with discipline to produce the most scintillating parade on the night.
But the thunder was quickly stolen by their ‘senior’ brothers from the barracks, with their firecrackers, which provided the magical moment of the night.
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