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Filipino soldier killed by BIFF honored, body sent back to family

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From the Mindanao Examiner BlogSpot site (Apr 7): Filipino soldier killed by BIFF honored, body sent back to family



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 Manilaby a Philippine Air Force C130 cargo plane. It will be brought to his hometown in BatangasCity.

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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