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PFC Gener Tinangag: Igorot Marine awarded Medal for Valor

PFC Gener C. Tinangag, Igorot Marine from Mountain Province, killed in the line of duty gets Medal for Valor Award.

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PFC Gener Tinangag: Igorot Marine killed in the line of duty awarded the Medal for Valor.
PFC Gener Tinangag: Igorot Marine killed in the line of duty awarded the Medal for Valor.

President Rodrigo Duterte recently awarded the Medal for Valor (Posthumous) to PFC Gener C. Tinangag, Philippine Navy (Marines), for his acts of heroism during the Marawi Siege in 2017.

PFC Tinangag, a newly reported Assistant Automatic Rifleman with the Marine Battalion Landing Team-5, together with three other Marines, volunteered to extricate wounded and killed troops under heavy fire from the enemy's sniper and machines guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

Disregarding his safety and acting without orders, he stealthily maneuvered and crawled through the rubbles to get close to the casualties while fearlessly exposing himself to the enemies' line of fire.

After numerous evacuation trips, he and his team were able to rescue four wounded Marines who were holed up in a mosque.

PFC Tinangag went back to the kill zone where he single-handedly recovered the body of 1LT John Frederick S. Savellano PN(M) (KIA).

PFC Tinangag took an enemy sniper shot in his stomach and was peppered with shrapnel from an enemy grenade. Despite his wounds, he mustered all his strength and carried his comrade Marine before expiring.

Remember the gallantry and heroism of PFC Gener C. Tinangag PN(M), son of Mr. and Mrs. Aram S. Tinangag from Brgy, Lunas, Barlig, Mountain Province.

PFC Gener C. Tinangag PN(M), Igorot marine, awarded Medal for Valor for his heroism during the Marawi Siege in 2017.
PFC Gener C. Tinangag PN(M), Igorot marine, awarded Medal for Valor for his heroism during the Marawi Siege in 2017.

The Medal for Valor is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' highest military honor awarded for a conspicuous deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty that distinguishes the recipient from his comrades.

Source: Philippine Marine Corps


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