ZAMBOANGA CITY – It was a dream come true for Erham Awaluddin, then a construction worker in Patikul, Sulu, to become a soldier. Unknown to Awaluddin, his effort by risking his life as a first responder in the July 2021 C-130 “Hercules” plane crash would help him fulfill his dream to be a member of
DREAM COME TRUE. Former construction worker Erham Awaluddin (left) poses in this undated photo in Sulu with PFC Ganney Ligayan, whom he saved from a burning plane that crashed in the island province's Sitio Amman, Barangay Bangkal, Patikul on July 4, 2021. As one of the first responders during the incident, Awaluddin's dream of becoming a soldier came true when he got accepted as a Private at the Army's 11th Infantry Division. (Photo courtesy of the 11th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - It was a dream come true for Erham Awaluddin, then a construction worker in Patikul, Sulu, to become a soldier. Unknown to Awaluddin, his effort by risking his life as a first responder in the July 2021 C-130 "Hercules" plane crash would help him fulfill his dream to be a member of the military. The C-130 plane with tail number 5125 crashed in Sitio Amman, Barangay Bangkal, Patikul on July 4, 2021 while about to land at the Jolo airport coming from Laguindi