Troops honor fallen soldiers in Maguindanao province on Thursday, Augusy 18, 2016 in this photo released by the 6th Infantry Division to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
The Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division on Thursday honored two soldiers who were slain during an anti-drug operation in
Captain Jo-ann Petinglay, an army spokeswoman, said the
soldiers – Corporal Josel P. Miravalles and Private First Class Jay Pee Z.
Duran – were killed on August 14 while fighting the group of notorious drug
lord Madrox Masgal, who is also wanted by authorities in Central
Mindanao .
She said the soldiers were part of operating team, composed
of 62nd Reconnaissance Company, Philippine Public Safety
College, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Naval Intelligence Security
Group that engaged with Masgal’s group at the boundaries of Kadilingan and
Nabalawag villages. Petinglay said one NISG member was also killed and 8
soldiers from the 62nd Reconnaissance Company were wounded in
the fierce fire fight.
Major General Edmundo Pangilinan, the division commander, handed
over a Posthumous Military Merit Medal to the families of the late soldiers for
their acts of heroism. “These two men did not only die fighting terrorists in Central Mindanao but they also risk their lives fighting
the illegal drugs in the country,” he said.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/army-honors-2-soldiers-killed-in-anti-drug-ops/
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