Ranger Capt Pinapain ang Tao para Makita ang Sniper

 

Ni Mortz C. Ortigoza

 NAGTATAKA ako kung bakit tuwing Sabado o Linggo ay may mga kadete na nanananghalian at nagpapalipas ng hapon sa mga bahay ng aming mga kapitbahay na mga sundalo noong kabataan ko sa Philippine Military Academy sa Baguio City.

BAIT. An elite member of the Scout Ranger aims his Armalite rifle to a sniper of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) hiding at the top of the coconut tree while firing to a running Ranger below. The Ranger is a bait for his companions to locate the rebel and neautralize him just like what Pangasinan Cong. Leopoldo Bataoil (PMA 1976) narrated to this writer about the feat of legendary Scout Ranger Major Gen. Julius Javier (PMA 1970) in the 1970’s Moro Secessionist War in Jolo.

“Mga foster brother sila,” sabi sa akin ng magandang dalagitang kapitbahay namin na naging Heneral kalaunan sa mga First Class Men (o graduating o fourth year college sa pedestrian na nagbabasa ng blog na ito).

Kamikazes Lurk Dangerously While MacArthur Lands in Lingayen

By Mortz C. Ortigoza, MPA

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The 81st Lingayen Gulf Landing Anniversary during World War II and the 19th Veterans Day have been commemorated at the beach here recently.

It was graced by Undersecretary for Civilian and Reserve Affairs of the Department of National Defense (DND) Major Gen. Pablo M. Lorenzo in lieu of DND Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Pangasinan Gov. Ramon V. Guico III, Vice Governor Mark Lambino, military delegation from the Australian Embassy, foreign veterans, and officials of the Philippine Veterans Bank and Philippine Veterans Affairs Office.

LANDING

Supreme Allied Commander for the Far East American Five-Star General Douglas MacArthur's landing in Lingayen Gulf on January 9, 1945, was the final phase of his famous promise to return to the Philippines. While his first landing was in Leyte months earlier, the Lingayen operation was the massive amphibious assault needed to retake the capital, Manila.