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| The Army's 1st Infantry Division marks the National Heroes Day with the awarding of medals honoring troopers for gallantry and civilian personnel for distinguished achievements. Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander (right), leads the awarding ceremony at Camp Maj. Cesar Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. (Photo from: 1ID Public Affairs Office) |
[아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Army’s 1st Infantry Division (1ID) marked the National Heroes Day Monday with the awarding of several soldiers and civilian personnel in the command.
Capt. Clint Antipala, 1ID information officer, said that Gold Cross and Silver Cross medals were bestowed to deserving soldiers during Monday’s flag-raising ceremony at Camp Maj. Cesar Sang-an, which houses the 1ID headquarters in the municipality of Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.
Civilian workers, meanwhile, received command plaques for "meritorious and distinguished achievements" Antipala said. Antipala was unable to disclose the identities of the awardees for security reasons, but said some were involved in a firefight with the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in Misamis Occidental while others were responsible for the surrender of communist guerrillas and for the mass surrender of loose firearms in Lanao del Sur.
