The Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) on Monday awarded
medals to soldiers wounded in action as part of the command’s observance of
National Heroes Day.
Lt. Gen. Rustico Guerrero, Westmincom chief, led the
awarding of medals to the soldiers right after the flag raising ceremony at
Camp Basilio Navarro that houses the headquarters of Wesmincom in this city.
The awarding of medals was done at the Camp Navarro General
Hospital (CNGH), where the soldiers from the Marine Battalion Landing Team-1
(MBLT-2) are recuperating.
Awarded with Wounded Personnel Medals (WPM) are the
following: Sgt. Rey Addatu; Cpl. Elmer De Jesus Jr.; Cpl. Francisco Masanda
III; Cpl. Jomar Ballad; PFC Reygie Gapuz; PFC Denmark Wanasen; PFC Joseph
Accad; PFC Ronwaldo Dalayday; PFC Paul Julius Calamay; and, Pvt. Dionisio Lava
Jr.
They were wounded in a clash against around 300 Abu Sayyaf
brigands on Friday in Mount
Awak
The troops were conducting focus military operation when
they clashed with the Abu Sayyaf brigands around 6:29 a.m. Friday.
Guerrero said they celebrated the National Heroes Day by
recognizing soldiers who were wounded in line of duty.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=798848
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