IPOH: "I am proud of my son for being a soldier," veteran actor AR Badul said, his voice quivering as his eyes teared up.

Badul whose real name is Armaya Aman Ramlie said that he had never thought the Armed Forces would carry out such a beautiful funeral ceremony for his son, Major Mohd Zahir Armaya who was killed in a shooting demonstration at the Lok Kawi Camp in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.