Parents of the slain soldier receive a posthumous medal in recognition for their son's bravery in fighting with BIFF rebels in Maguindanao province.
The Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division has sent the body of a soldier to his family following a solemn ceremony Tuesday that honored the slain infantryman killed in a clash with rebels in Maguindanao province in the restive Muslim autonomous region.
Capt. Maria Rowena Muyuela, a spokeswoman for the Western
Mindanao Command, said the casket containing the body of Pfc. Marlon Reyes was
transported to Manila Batangas City
Col. Arnel dela Vega, of the 6th Infantry Division, also handed
over to Reyes’ parents a Posthumous Military Merit Medal in recognition for the
soldier’s bravery.
Reyes was a member of the 14th Mechanized Infantry Company
under the 1st Mechanized
Infantry Battalion who engaged Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Datu
Saudi Ampatuan town this month.
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.net/2015/04/filipino-soldier-killed-by-biff-honored.html
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