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 Feb 15 2005, 12:19 AM
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 Mileage Runner  Group: Member Posts: 1,316 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,458  |
QUOTE Posted 04:25am (Mla time) Feb 15, 2005 By Job Belen Inquirer News Service TABACO CITY, Albay, Philippines -- At 9:16 a.m. on Feb. 8, a Tuesday, Marine 1st Lieutenant Reynaldo Ricalde called his sister Michelle and said he and his men had been ambushed but that he had only suffered abrasions. Minutes later, he texted her and said: "Ipangadyi na sana nindo ako, bantayan si Mama saka si Jet-Jet (I hope you pray for me, take care of Mama and Jet-Jet)." Jet-Jet, 10, is Ricalde's youngest of four siblings. The following day, a message came from Camp Gen. Simeon Ola informing the Ricalde family that the 29-year-old lieutenant had died and extending the Armed Forces leadership's condolences. Love for soldiery Ricalde was among some 30 soldiers who have been killed in the eight-day-old fighting on Jolo Island between the military and Moro guerrillas. A 1998 graduate of Bicol University and a licensed electrical engineer, Ricalde really wanted to become a soldier, said Michelle, 23. "Even though he had already passed the board exams for engineers, he joined the Army training in Tanay, Rizal, for several months but unfortunately he was not enlisted," the sister said. Undeterred, Ricalde got into the Navy and was assigned to the Marines. Military dreams The eldest son of Jose and Sonia Ricalde graduated valedictorian from the Pawa Elementary School in this city and showed his bent for soldiery early. He was corps commander of the Citizens Army Training in high school and held the same post in college when he took up the Reserved Officers Training Course (ROTC). After completing ROTC, he took an advance military course, bent on going into military service. Marietta Sanchez, who was Ricalde's Grade 5 teacher, described him as a responsible although silent schoolboy. She particularly remembered his legible handwriting. 'Happy birthday, sis' Two days before his unit came under attack on Jolo, Ricalde made sure to get in touch with Michelle to wish her a happy birthday. Family members said the AFP leadership had recommended that Ricalde be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Makati City, but they preferred that his remains be brought to the family residence here. The body of the young lieutenant was to be flown to Legazpi City by military plane today. Imagine recieving something like that.... 
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Feb 15 2005, 12:27 AM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
OMG, it's you! I haven't seen you in a while!!!! Joe, was it? Bleh I have bad memory
 But anyway, aww :[[ I admit I don't know anything about the "Moro guerillas." But it's traumatic that this happened... :[ I'd be terrified if I got a text from my boyfriend saying that he was shot or something horrible happened to him and had only a few hours to live..  Poor Michelle... :[[ It's sad that he died so suddenly..:// |
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Feb 15 2005, 12:29 AM
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wow...what a sad story.
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Feb 15 2005, 12:31 AM
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Oh...::cries::
That is..the saddest thing. Well, not really, but still is pretty sad. |
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Feb 15 2005, 12:54 AM
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 ^ I might look scary but i'm the nicest person in cb! Group: Member Posts: 1,364 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,979 |
ur right it is "One emotional text message... "
so sad. |
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Feb 15 2005, 01:10 AM
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 I'll never be who I was again.. Group: Member Posts: 2,886 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,981 |
its so sad...makes me want to cry...
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Feb 15 2005, 01:15 AM
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wow, that hits soo close to home it hurts. my little brother is deployed right now and i hate hearing stories like that. i really feel for that family. thanks for posting something soo important, it isnt very often that you see someone do that
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Feb 15 2005, 02:01 AM
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 Hi! I'm Dani :) Group: Member Posts: 5,637 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,369 |
wow thats so sad
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Feb 15 2005, 02:07 AM
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 i'm susan Group: Official Member Posts: 13,875 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 5,029 |
*shudders* I would cry a lot if I was in the same situation like that.
Especially if he was my dad or my boyfriend
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Feb 15 2005, 02:09 AM
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 cameraman swing the focus! Group: Member Posts: 1,880 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,328 |
wow how moving was that.
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Feb 15 2005, 04:33 AM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
oh wow...that's sad.
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