President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday extended the nation’s gratitude to the soldiers killed in fierce clashes with Abu Sayyaf bandits in Patikul, Sulu province.

The slain troops were members of the Philippine Marines’ Force Recon Class-18. The firefight left a young lieutenant and six enlisted personnel dead and nine others wounded.

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