Tiradores de la Muerte: The Philippines First True Special Forces
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Tiradores de la Muerte
Who Were Tiadores de la Muerte?
The elite unit of the Philippines, the Light Reaction Company is considered to be the local version of the Delta Force for a good reason. They are the bane of insurgents and extremists and are responsible for successful operations against various terrorist groups. Their insignia bears the image of an eagle, with the words Tiradores de la Muerte, Spanish for the Marksmen of Death. This unit motto perfectly defines the special forces unit, yet it was actually derived from the name of another group of elite soldiers who fought in the Philippine-American War.
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Mamerto Adan is a feature writer who is back in college once again. Science is one of his many interests and his favorite topic.
This article will take a look at two of the most popular swords of the precolonial Filipino era: the kalis and kampilan.
Filipinos have an almost unique bond with their blades. The Philippines has a strong blade culture, with swords being part of both its history and tradition. The warrior class carried their blades into battle, as the rest carried theirs to work in the fields.
During the fight for independence, the bolo was used side by side with firearms by the revolutionaries of the Katipunan. And the history of the bolo would continue into the Filipino-American War and against the Japanese in World War II all the way up to now in modern times. Historically, blades helped build a nation.