Soldiers inside Camp Navarro General Hospital were surprised by the visit of the so-called “Tausug Heroes” this Wednesday morning.
Erham Awaluddin, a construction worker, and 3 members of the CAFGU Active Auxiliary (CAA), Benhar Awaluddin, Madzkur Sahibbon, and Shariff Abridge Abdua, were some of the Patikul residents who helped the soldiers injured in the C-130 crash in Sulu.
The soldiers were personally thankful for being able to help them.
“Magaan ang kalooban ko na nakita ko siya, ‘yung tumulong sa akin,” said PFC Ganney Ligayan when he saw Erham Awaluddin.
The photo of the Tausug heroes went viral after Awaluddin, and his other colleagues helped Ligayan, who was then injured in the face.
Erham Awaluddin’s cousin Benhar Awaluddin who is a CAA, jointly supported Ligayan.
“‘Yun lang ang wish namin na sana gumaling na kaagad sila,” said Benhar Awaluddin.
According to 11th Infantry Division Commander Major General William Gonzales, the visit of the four is part of the healing process for the soldiers.
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Tausug heroes visit C-130 crash survivors
Aside from talking to each other, the soldiers and the Tausug heroes also exchanged contact numbers.
The soldiers also received gifts and cash assistance from the military.
At least 52 people were killed, including 49 soldiers, in the crash of a C-130 transport plane in Sulu on July 4, considered the worst accident of a military aircraft in the country’s history.
Meanwhile, the family has brought home the remains of PFC Carlo Dapanas Jr., one of the victims of the C-130 crash in Sulu, to their house in Barangay Tu-od in Manticao town Misamis Oriental.
Dapanas was interred in the family church and will be buried for only five days and will be immediately buried in accordance with the protocol of the provincial government.
It was painful for the family that they could not see Dapanas for the last time. Unfortunately, it was one of the severely burnt bodies in the July 4 incident, in which 52 died.
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