00:00A Philippine Army officer who led a daring ambush against terrorist forces during the
00:05Marawi siege in 2017 was awarded the 2024 Alexander R. Nininger Award for valor at arms
00:15by the United States Military Academy or West Point graduates last week.
00:21Major Florin Herrera, who graduated from the West Point in 2013, was presented the award
00:27by the West Point Association of Graduates at the Cadet Mess Hall of West Point in New
00:32York City on October 10th, making him the first Filipino graduate of the academy to
00:37receive the much-coveted medal.
00:40In his acceptance speech, the Philippine Consulate General in New York said that Herrera reflected
00:45on his journey as a leader and the sacrifices made by his fellow soldiers, emphasizing that
00:51true success is not measured by rank or accolades, but by the sustainable difference one makes
00:57in the lives of others and in the organizations they lead.
Comments