Megazar Obra

Monday, April 21, 2008

It can be easy sometimes to forget about all of the people across the world - especially in Asia - who've helped maintain the peace - and who need to be recognized:

A Filipino Army soldier based in South Korea was recently awarded the Six Star Salute medal by the United Service Organizations, Korea (USO Korea), a group of American and Korean businessmen, for his exemplary service with the United Nations Command (UNC) there.

The Department of Foreign Affairs, quoting a report from the Philippine embassy in Seoul, identified the honoree as Technical Sergeant Megazar Obra, a member of the Philippine Honor Guard at Yongsan Base in South Korea.

Also awarded were other enlisted men from the US, South Korea and Thailand.
Read more down at Global Nation.