Selfless Sacrifice: Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

I barely know him personally but I cried silenty as I read through the article.

This is a story of How an army captain died saving his soldier's life in Marawi

“I had 6 companies under me. He was the ace of the battalion. All hard objectives, I gave to him. He planned, he led. He was the most dependable, the voice of reason. He had the ability to think through difficult situations,” Luntok said.

But Luntok said what stood out the most for him was the manner in which Sandoval died.

“As a Company Commander, he has so many people to order to rescue Corporal Mante. I believe he did what he did to save all his troops. If he forced them to go down, more would die,” he said. “So he decided to save Mante.”

Luntok paused. “I’ve seen and heard heroic deeds in my years. Many had no choice but to fight because they were cornered. Rommel had a choice.”-

He was our platoon's walker during our last field training exercises as a graduating cadet in the Philippine Military Academy. In one of our short halts he brought out a pack of biscuits and made sure everyone had a piece of it. That is his brand of leadership, always out to look for the welfare of his men.

Take a moment to read the article as we honor his selfless service to the country.