Lieutenant Colonel Fermin Carangan’s TOG 8, the Air Force unit providing air support in Samar and Leyte, was preparing for rescue missions early Friday, the day Super typhoon Yolanda slammed into the Visayas.

Little did he know that he and his troops would end up as victims and needed rescuing. Carangan recounted his ordeal in his blog, which was shared by Maritess Vitug on Facebook.

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