MAGUINDANAO – 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 by a Philippine Air Force C130 cargo plane. It will be brought to his hometown in 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. (Mindanao Examiner)
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