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Viewing cable 06MANILA755, FUNERALS FOR FIL-AM SOLDIERS UNDERSCORE CLOSE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MANILA755 2006-02-22 03:38 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO4395
PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #0755/01 0530338
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 220338Z FEB 06
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9363
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0107
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MANILA 000755 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/PD, NEA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV SOCI MOPS KPAO RP IZ
SUBJECT: FUNERALS FOR FIL-AM SOLDIERS UNDERSCORE CLOSE 
U.S.-PHILIPPINE BONDS 
 
1.  (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please 
handle accordingly. 
 
2.  (SBU) Summary:  Military funerals for two 
Filipino-American soldiers killed in Iraq were recently held 
in the Philippines.  The funerals drew large crowds and 
generated highly positive local press play.  In spite of the 
tragic circumstances, the funerals highlighted continued 
close U.S.-Philippine bonds.  End Summary. 
 
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Funerals for Two Soldiers 
------------------------- 
 
3.  (U) Military funerals for two Filipino-American soldiers 
killed in Iraq were recently held in the Philippines. 
Details on the two funerals follow: 
 
-- Charge and U.S. Army Brigadier General Richard Mills 
attended the February 7 funeral of U.S. Army Chief Warrant 
Officer Ruel Garcia, 24, in the town of Valenzuela, located 
approximately 20 kilometers north of downtown Manila.  A 
Funeral Honor Guard from U.S. Army Korea was present on the 
occasion.  CWO Garcia emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16, 
later joining the U.S. Army.  He was killed on January 16 
when the Apache helicopter he was flying was shot down in 
Taji, central Iraq.  CWO Garcia posthumously received the 
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and the Air Medal; 
 
-- Charge and U.S. Army Brigadier General G.A. Schumacher of 
Ft. Belvoir, Va. attended the January 19 funeral of U.S. Army 
Sergeant Myla Maravillosa, 24, who was killed while on duty 
with a U.S. Army Reserve unit in Hawijah, central Iraq, on 
Christmas Eve.  A Funeral Honor Guard, also from the 8th Army 
Korea, was present at the funeral, which took place in 
Inabangay, Bohol Island in the southern Philippines.  Sgt. 
Maravillosa moved to Hawaii as a teenager, enlisting in the 
U.S. Army Reserves in 1999.  She posthumously received the 
Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal 
and the Good Conduct Medal. 
 
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Funerals Draw Large Crowds 
-------------------------- 
 
4.  (U) Both of the funerals drew large crowds.  Hundreds of 
townspeople lined the streets of Valenzuela as the funeral 
cortege passed by.  In a particularly emotional moment, 
Philippine military helicopters dropped rose petals over the 
crowd at the cemetery, symbolizing CWO Garcia's role as a 
helicopter pilot.  Many people also turned out for the 
funeral in Bohol.  In Valenzuela, the mayor of neighboring 
Obando, CWO Garcia's hometown in Bulacan Province, handed CWO 
Garcia's relatives a framed copy of a municipal resolution 
recognizing Garcia's heroism and achievement. 
 
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Positive Press Play 
------------------- 
 
5.  (U) The funerals generated highly positive local press 
play.  Most of Manila's daily newspapers carried photos of 
the funerals, including photos of U.S. military officers 
kneeling down and presenting folded U.S. flags to next of 
kin.  Broadcast news also showed video clips of the funerals. 
 
 
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Comment 
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6.  (SBU) The high honors awarded posthumously to CWO Garcia 
and Sgt. Maravillosa exemplified U.S. dedication to its armed 
forces.  Some observers have contrasted U.S. dedication to 
its forces with the numerous cases of Filipino troops who are 
killed in combat but rarely receive such high honors, despite 
the many casualties sustained in the decades-long Communist 
and Muslim separatist insurgencies.  By showcasing the 
contributions and valor of the many Filipino-Americans in the 
Iraq conflict, the funerals highlighted close U.S.-Philippine 
bonds cemented over the past 100 years in war and peace. 
 
 
MANILA 00000755  002 OF 002 
 
 
Jones