Medal of Valor awardee, 5 Army generals promoted

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A recipient of the Medal for Valor, the highest military award, and five other Army officers were recently promoted to the next higher rank.

Promoted to Major General were Brigadier General Roy Devesa and Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, commanders of Training and Doctrine Command and 6th Infantry (Kampilan) Division, said Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Louie Villanueva.

Sobejana, one of the five living recipients of the most coveted military award for combat, was awarded the Medal of Valor in 1995.

Promoted to Brigadier General were Colonel Thomas Sedano, Commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry (Magbalantay) Brigade, Mechanized Infantry Division; Colonel William Gonzales, Commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment, Special Operation Command; Colonel Larry Mojica, Commander of the 902nd (Fight ‘Em) Brigade, 9th Infantry (Spear) Division; and Colonel Francisco Ariel Felicidario, Commander of the 102nd Infantry (Igsoon) Brigade, 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division.

Army chief Lt. Gen. Macairog Alberto donned the new ranks to the officers during the flag-raising ceremony on Monday.

“As you start another chapter in your military careers and savor the honor and pride that comes from your star, you should remember that from that star, exudes greater responsibility and higher level of expectations and standards of leadership,” Alberto was quoted as saying. /kga