By:Liz
Miso
Maguindanao
– at 6ID (Kampilan) Grandstand, Camp Brigadier General Gonzalo H Siongco, Awang
,Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao lauds the troops all the way from Marawi of
Kampilan Troopers who just deployed in Joint Task Force Marawi during the heavy
firefights that lasted for five consecutive months away from their love ones,
siblings and families. The significant event, a heroes’ welcome of troopers was conducted on November 9, 2017.
In a
statement, Colonel Steve Crispillo INF (GSC)PA, the chief of Staff of the 6th
Infantry “Kampilan” Division the 12th Mechanized Infantry Company, First
Mechanized Battalion, Mechanized Brigade and the 3rd Light Armor Cavalry Troops
were part of the Joint Task Force Central forces that were immediately deployed
in Marawi City together with 61DRC, 62DRC and 63DRC. These respective units who
played a significant role in the liberation of the besieged city along with the
other augment troopers of the government.
The
Mechanized and armor units formed part of the Task Group Bakal to provide armor
support to the ground troops during the implementation of OPLAN LIBERATION. One
of their notable accomplishments that successfully recovered of trapped and
wounded personnel of 10th IB despite imminent and unyielding sniper
fires from the enemy on the firing line. Likewise, in conjunction with task
Group Vector and Task Group Panther, these consolidated efforts who
participated in the assault of enemy strongholds provided a cover fires to the
assaulting troops. Indeed our heroes from their end increased the survival mode
of the operating troops from the ISIS-Inspired Maute Group.
At the
height of the conflict up to the liberation of Marawi City, these armor units
together with other JTF Central Forces who were also deployed shortly after the
siege, triumphantly performed their mandated task that hurdled immensely to the
accomplishments of the Joint Task Force Marawi and Western Mindanao Command's
mission. Mixed emotions of the family of the soldiers found on their Heroes
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