Dellosa awards the Military Medal with Spearhead Device to one of the 10 Army and Navy personnel wounded in action who he promoted for their 'gallantry in the line of duty.' (photo by Jaime Sinapit, InterAksyon.com)
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Jessie Dellosa promoted on Tuesday 24 soldiers wounded in action to honor their “gallantry in the line of duty.” The soldiers promoted to the next higher ranks were a technical sergeant, four staff sergeants, two sergeants, 15 corporals and two privates first class from the Army and the Navy, all of them currentluy confined at the AFP Medical Center in Quezon City. Dellosa also distributed Christmas gifts to the soldiers. “The special promotion and awards serve as an early Christmas present to the nation’s unsung heroes who have risked their lives in order to bring peace and stability for our people particularly those in the far-flung areas of the region,” Dellosa said. “No soldier will ever buy medicines for himself again,” Dellosa told the promoted troops.The AFP Ladies’ Club joined Dellosa in giving gifts to patients. The AFP chief also awarded plaques of appreciation to benefactors of the AFPMC.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/50694/afp-chief-promotes-24-wounded-troops
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