RMAF officer accorded burial with full military honours in the US


KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) officer Col Hasnol Hisham Abu Hassan passed away at the St Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Seattle, in the United States on Sunday (Nov 21). He was 50.

The RMAF public affairs division announced, in a statement Tuesday (Nov 23) night, that Col Hasnol passed away at 10.58pm Saturday Seattle time (2.58pm Sunday Malaysian time) after falling unconscious during the Airman to Airman Talks (A2ATs) programme at Camp Murray Seattle, Washington, held from Nov 14 to 19.

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