The soldier whose bolster was his rifle

Blast from the past: Damin (far right) with fellow Police Field Force members in Kroh during his younger days in the force.

PONTIAN: For years, he had a rifle with him round-the-clock.

“My hands always held on to the rifle. I never put it down, even when I slept I hugged it like a pillow,” recalled Sergeant Major (R) Damin Hadis.