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batchmate's unit. Mario rescues the unit, while his squad also rescues a patrol unit from another ambush. The rebels use the incident as an excuse to attack the camp. Mario receives his
Officer Promotion exam results and prepares to return to main base when the rebels fire upon the camp with mortars and grenade launchers, killing some of them and putting the rest in their defensive position. They defend and repulse the attack. They send some runners, who are killed by the rebels, who also bomb and kill the rescue unit. The rescue unit's leader is captured and tied on a tree and Mario's unit, short in ammunition and outgunned, is forced to watch as rebels slash the hapless officer, forcing Flavier to euthanize him. Romy tries to rescue the commander; but a rebel shoots him in his
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woman, a brawl starts among the other soldiers until an explosion interrupts them, forcing them to lie down; they are later punished by Lt. Duterte, and the soldier commits suicide when he finds out the girl broke up with him. Mario later gets a leave to visit his family in Manila; his father is sick, his friend's wife is blind, and he himself has a fiancée, Brenda. Days later, he returns to camp, giving goods to his fellow soldiers.
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heckle him, which he answers. Camp life is always tense, with rebel snipers taking out sentries, and being bombed and retaliated upon by regular patrols in the area, but they never forget why they are there. Sometimes they go to the nearest town where they buy supplies and treats for Muslim kids, and on one occasion Mario spots a beautiful storekeeper, Linda. They do charitable work, like Mario saving a drowning kid. A rebel
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led by a lieutenant, is seen chases Muslim rebels across a forest, and is trapped and forced to retreat when an ambush is sprung, losing some of his squadmates. Returning to the camp, he is scolded by his superior Lt. Duterte for his insubordination, which he accepts begrudgingly. His squadmates
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