Maj. Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan, commander of the 6th Infantry
Division based here lauded Tuesday the gallantry showed by elements of the 2nd
Mechanized Infantry Battalion wounded in the battle against lawless Bangsamoro
Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
Speaking in a radio interview, Pangilinan said the soldiers
are more dedicated now to finish the job after about 30 of them were wounded in
the month-long skirmishes against the BIFF in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao.
”They offered their lives for the sake of peace, they may
have lost lives and limbs but the soldiers’ determination remain,” Pangilinan
told reporters after awarding the wounded soldiers with “Wounded Personal
Medal.”
The Army general said the foot soldiers are working harder
to achieve the mission despite some of them perished in line of duty.
Four soldiers were killed and 30 others were hurt in the
armed hostilities. More than 20 of the injured were hit by BIFF improvised
bombs in Barangays Tee and Butalo.
Pangilinan sympathized with the wounded soldiers, many of
whom were determined to return to combat once they have fully recovered.
Pangilinan talked to the wounded soldiers one by one inside
the “Battle Casualty Ward” of Camp
Siongco Hospital
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