A bright young army lieutenant, 2Lt Dennis Avila, PMA Class 2011, died while fighting the New People’s Army (NPA) bandits in Bgy San Luis Malitbog, Bukidnon last June 7, 2013 (Friday) at 11:15am.
Prior to the encounter, Avila and his team were performing combat operations in the village of Abacahan in Mat-I, Claveria, Misamis Oriental where they spotted 30 fully armed bandits who engaged them hours of intermittent gun battle.
He and another Pfc Andilong was wounded in the intense firefight with the bandits and were airlifted to the nearest military hospital but Avila succumbed to his wounds.
Lt Avila showed courage and dedication to his duty even for a short stint of time. He was assigned at the 58IB after graduating PMA.
Buhay ang iyong Kagitingan sa aming diwa, Second Lieutenant Dennis Avila!
The author of this blog pledges to pray for our troops everyday. To the family who lost a love one, the Filipino people extends their condolences. The brave young officer named Dennis Avila is now home.
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