Army private sacrifices life to save his platoon in NPA ambush
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MANILA, Philippines - It may seem like a footnote in the avalanche of statistics about the four-decade communist insurgency in the country, but for 29 Army soldiers, Private First Class Edel Llamas, who died saving them, will always be more than just a name.
Llamas, a member of the 83rdInfantry Battalion, on Monday sacrificed himself in order to save the soldiers who were ambushed by more than 20 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Balatohan, San Miguel, Catanduanes.
The brave Army private did this by providing cover from his submachinegun, despite being pinned down by enemy fire, in order to allow his fellow soldiers to leave their truck safely as the ambushers did their worst.
“He selflessly sacrificed to save 29 lives,” Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division, said in a phone interview.
He said Llamas’s group was ambushed at around 1:30 p.m. while on board a military truck on their way home to camp. They had gone on a security patrol on information that the NPA was planning to bomb the hydroelectric power plant located in Barangay Solong.
The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), usually conducts a series of tactical attacks against government forces and private and government facilities in the run-up to its anniversary. It marks its 43rd founding anniversary on March 29.
According to Guzman, Llamas’s group was pinned down at the ambush site where the rebels had a vantage point.
“He was not wounded yet when he repeatedly shouted to his fellow soldiers to find a way to get out from killing zone. Ang paulit-ulit na isinisigaw niya ay ‘Baba na, baba na, ako na bahala ditto [he kept shouting, get down, get down; I’ll handle this]’ as he fired his K3 submachine gun against the ambushers,” Guzman said.
He said the military truck was crippled by at least two landmines that were detonated by rebels, who also simultaneously fired upon it.
“PFC Llamas provided suppressive fire against the rebels with his K3 sub-machinegun despite under heavy enemy fires. This brave act allowed the rest of the platoon to unload the truck then engage the NPA rebels in firefight before the rebels retreated,” Lt. Col. Rod Batang, commanding officer of the 83rd ID, said in a statement.
While scrambling for cover, PFC Elisio Gran was hit in his right leg and is recuperating at the Eastern Bicol Medical Center in Virac, Catanduanes.
Llamas, however, was not as lucky.
“He is a hero. He died saving his platoon, He died serving his country,” said Maj. Gen. Josue Gaverza, commander of the 9th ID, referring to Llamas.[/quote]
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Since when is the Philippines still at war.
I feel like an asshole for not knowing stuff like this goes on in the Philippines D:
He's a real hero.
[QUOTE=Region;35330177]I feel like an asshole for not knowing stuff like this goes on in the Philippines D:[/QUOTE]
You can't really know about every single conflict in the world, to be honest. There's just too many
R.I.P. brave warrior.
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Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
He provided suppressive fire from his glorious K3 [I]sub-machinegun[/I].
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daewoo_K3_machine_gun_1.jpg[/IMG]
incredible, i cant begin to imagine what a scene like that would be.
its just a shame that im still waiting for a politician or military general (or in this case one of the leaders of the NPA); anyone that organizes this shit to even attempt something on a similar level however
Never forget the brave Llamas.
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[editline]28th March 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;35330204]
Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
He provided suppressive fire from his glorious K3 [I]sub-machinegun[/I].
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daewoo_K3_machine_gun_1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://www.jpattitude.com/Images/journalist.jpg[/IMG]
[I]"That's a nice AK-47 you have there."[/I]
[QUOTE=shian;35330133]Since when is the Philippines still at war.[/QUOTE]
There's also a Muslim insurgency in the South. Mo' hammed, mo' problems.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;35330204]R.I.P. brave warrior.
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Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
He provided suppressive fire from his glorious K3 [I]sub-machinegun[/I].
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daewoo_K3_machine_gun_1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
He might have been mistaken thinking it was okay to truncate the "FM" from Argentinian [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMK-3_submachine_gun]FMK-3[/url] which is still being produced
I'm not sure if the NPA uses it but whatever
Brave but reckless.
[QUOTE=koeniginator;35331020]He might have been mistaken thinking it was okay to truncate the "FM" from Argentinian [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMK-3_submachine_gun]FMK-3[/url] which is still being produced
I'm not sure if the NPA uses it but whatever[/QUOTE]
According to Wikipedia's list of armaments of the Philippines Army, they don't use the FMK-3 (or any Argentinean weapon for that matter), but do use the Daewoo K3 LMG.
So I'm guessing that's what he was using, and it may have been mistranslated somewhere along the way (I imagine it'd be fairly easy to mistranslate [I]light[/I] machine gun into [I]sub[/I]-machine gun, the prefix sub and light have similar meanings)
That's a pretty brave and badass thing to do on his part. At least he died saving a lot of lives.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;35330204]
Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
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Are you seriously faulting the journalists for not knowing some obscure Korean gun?
[QUOTE=Gustafa;35331082]Brave but reckless.[/QUOTE]
No, it was a selfless act that saved a lot of lives.
I feel bad for laughing when I was thinking
"Yes, Llamas will indeed be more than just a name."
[sp]I'm sorry.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Governor Goblin;35331471]Are you seriously faulting the journalists for not knowing some obscure Korean gun?[/QUOTE]
You should be able to tell a SMG from an LMG or you could just wiki "K3" for ten seconds to know what it is.
I would never have the balls to do anything like that. I'm a pussy.
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;35330204]R.I.P. brave warrior.
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Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
He provided suppressive fire from his glorious K3 [I]sub-machinegun[/I].
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daewoo_K3_machine_gun_1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Wow didn't know they still used glocks in the phillipines!
The ultimate sacrifice to save your fellow soldiers. I salute this man and may he rest in peace and forever be remembered as a hero
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;35330204]R.I.P. brave warrior.
Edit:
Damn journalists... Is it that hard?
He provided suppressive fire from his glorious K3 [I]sub-machinegun[/I].
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daewoo_K3_machine_gun_1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Considering they quoted the major as calling it an SMG, I think it may have been a translation error.
[QUOTE=koeniginator;35331020]He might have been mistaken thinking it was okay to truncate the "FM" from Argentinian [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMK-3_submachine_gun]FMK-3[/url] which is still being produced
I'm not sure if the NPA uses it but whatever[/QUOTE]
What kind of supressive fire are you going to provide from a sub-machine gun? Really?
It's a LMG, media is just fucking stupid like usual.
Brave men aren't afraid of bullets.
Good man...good man.
With all the filipinos I know, I'm surprised none of them have ever mentioned anything about an insurgency
[QUOTE=Governor Goblin;35331471]Are you seriously faulting the journalists for not knowing some obscure Korean gun?[/QUOTE]
Yes. Journalists are notorious for misnaming guns and skewing public perception of them. In this article it's really a small issue, but articles focusing on gun control and the like are [i]horrible[/i] about it.
filipino spirit
fight on brother.
[QUOTE=massn7;35338636]Yes. Journalists are notorious for misnaming guns and skewing public perception of them. In this article it's really a small issue, but articles focusing on gun control and the like are [i]horrible[/i] about it.[/QUOTE]
On things relating to the gun, sure, it's the topic. But something like this? It makes no sense to care.
[QUOTE=Governor Goblin;35340131]On things relating to the gun, sure, it's the topic. But something like this? It makes no sense to care.[/QUOTE]
As he said, it takes all of ten seconds to look up. A lot of journalists are content with labeling a Ruger 10/22 as an AK47 and calling it a day. Or calling a bolt action .50BMG an antiaircraft assault cannon capable of blowing a hole out of the moon.
But, as we've both said now, it's really a non-issue in this particular article. If anything it seemed to be a quick poke of fun at journalists, which is warranted.
[QUOTE=massn7;35340275]As he said, it takes all of ten seconds to look up. A lot of journalists are content with labeling a Ruger 10/22 as an AK47 and calling it a day. Or calling a bolt action .50BMG an antiaircraft assault cannon capable of blowing a hole out of the moon.
But, as we've both said now, it's really a non-issue in this particular article. If anything it seemed to be a quick poke of fun at journalists, which is warranted.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I think you're exaggerating just a bit.
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