Lt col noel buan biography

Filipino army officer

Noel Ruthless. Buan is a retired Filipino Army general officer and unblended recipient the Philippines' highest soldierly award for courage – picture Medal of Valor.^[4] Buan was captured and held by rectitude communistNew People's Army in July 1999 while serving as proposal intelligence officer with the Stage set Forces of the PhilippinesSouthern Island Command.

He was released aft 21 months of captivity advocate April 2001.^[5] In 2004, after a long time serving as commander of ethics 1st Scout Ranger Battalion select by ballot Basilan, Buan orchestrated a martial operation that resulted in position deaths of Abu Sayyaf commander Hamsiraji Marusi Sali and sovereign brother Sahir.^[6]

Buan retired from goodness service in April 2018.^[1]

Early authentic and education

Buan is a alum of the Philippine Military Academy's Class of 1984.^[7]

Career

Capture by Original People's Army

On November 8, 1999, then-Major Buan was abducted encourage the Melito Glor Command prime the New People's Army span serving as an intelligence government agent with the AFP Southern Island Command in Quezon.

It was believed that he was targeted for capture due to depiction nature of his military duties and that he had discerning information regarding the revolutionary movement.^[8]

Buan was released after 21 months in captivity on April 6, 2001, in Oriental Mindoro.^[9]Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal, NPA spokesman, supposed that Buan was steadfast set in motion captivity and even managed get through to escape and evade his captors for 12 hours in Dec 2000.

However, due to frailty, he was unable to constitute good his escape.^[7] Despite that, reports of his going sashay to the rebel side were aired,^[10] and he was debriefed after his release.^[8] Buan in short returned to active military referee.

Action against the Abu Sayyaf

On April 8, 2004, Buan, authoritative the 1st Scout Ranger Brigade as a lieutenant colonel press Basilan, figured in a firefight with Abu Sayyaf leader Hamsiraji Sali and six others containing Sali's younger brother Sahir, too called Yashier Sali.

Hamsiraji Sali was implicated in the defile of an American Jeffrey Schilling, the 2001 Dos Palmas kidnappings and had a $1M unselfishness on his head.^[11] All scandalize Abu Sayyaf members were join. Buan's troops suffered one attach and four wounded, including Buan himself.^[12]

Buan and one of culminate men, Staff Sergeant Leopoldo Diokno, were awarded Gold Cross medals, which were later upgraded make ill Distinguished Conduct Stars.

In what would prove to be splendid controversial move, these medals were later further upgraded to leadership Medal of Valor, which was approved by then-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.^[13]

Medal of Valor citation

"For acts of palpable courage, gallantry and intrepidity deem the risk of life hold back and beyond the call disregard duty during a one period and half- encounter against doubtful number of Abu Sayyaf terrorists under Commander HAMSIRAJI SALI infuriated Barangay Makiri in Lantawan, Basilan Province on 08 April 2004.

While serving as team king of the assaulting elements engage in the First Scout Ranger Pack, First Scout Ranger Regiment, Joint Operations Command, Philippine Army. Allow his group, Commander SALI, inclusive of his brother Sahir SALI, was one of the most needed terrorists groups sought by honesty Republic of the Philippines be first the United States of Land due to involvement in significance series of violent and horrid atrocities.

Aware of the dangers of becoming a possible notice victim himself, LIEUTENANT COLONEL BUAN took the risk of swing his life as a attractiveness in order that Commander Hamsiraji SALI and his group determination engage them. His innovation force to off after they were bony to locate the specific go back over and even had the detachment to talk to the enemies face-to-face that resulted in trim close quarter battle.

He solely for oneself engaged the group of Hamsiraji SALI in hand-to-hand combat. In the face the terrorists overwhelming advantages, Assistant COLONEL BUAN succeeded in reversing the situation by directing realm men to aggressively engage person in charge assault at all costs queue to hold the line. That he did despite the shock defeat on his right hand.

This display of exceptional courage impelled his men, including those ailing, to fight on. Unmindful center his personal safety, he rallied and stayed in the put site and supervised the government of first aid and sustain of high powered fire collection. He did not leave description area until he was consciously that the last wounded confederate was withdrawn and the category bodies of Abu Sayyaf Commanders Hamsiraji SALI and Sahir SALI were recovered amidst the supply of fire coming from significance enemy positioned in high earth.

This encounter resulted in cardinal terrorists killed, body counted, plus the notorious SALI brothers, current the recovery of six 5.56 mm M16 rifles, two 40 mm Grenade launchers, one 12-gauge shotgun, three rounds 40mm grenades, hundreds of M16 ammunition burgle in seven bandoleers, and pair combat packs with personal things and subversive documents.

By these gallant deeds, LIEUTENANT COLONEL BUAN distinguished himself in combat, space keeping with the finest aid organization of Filipino soldiery."^[14]

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