Military officers interact with 6th graders

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 21): Military officers interact with 6th graders

In a bid to restore nationalism and discipline in today's crop of students, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) together with the Heroes Foundations, Inc. (HFI) visited sixth graders in Assumption College, Makati City and shared their experiences as soldiers and defenders of the country.

Participating in this event was AFP deputy chief of staff for operations Brig.Gen. Lysander A. Suerte and public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala.

Discussion with the students centered on the duties and responsibilities of soldiers, as well as the dangers that face them in the field.

Also raised during the open forum was “how they felt when they first held a gun” and “gays in the military.”

Around 180 students were present in the activity.

Three other officers from the Joint Special Operations Group that participated in Zamboanga City crisis were also present in the discussion.

Zagala said the discussion with military officers was part of the students' peace, educational advocacy, and community extension project.

Michelle S. Chan, HFI director for marketing and resource mobilization, also shared how their group help soldiers' orphans get their education.

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