Municipal council lauds Taisacan

The 8th Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council recently adopted a resolution commending Army Specialist 4 Jonathan Phillip Daquiwag Taisacan for his courage, bravery and determination to uphold the U.S. Armed Forces’ goal to secure peace, freedom and democracy in Iraq.

According to Resolution No. 8SMC-3RS-012, Taisacan was deployed to Balad, Iraq on Jan. 24, 2004. While in Balad, Taisacan was a plumber.

He is the proud son of Mario Q. and Gliceria D. Taisacan (dec.) of Saipan.

“The members of the Municipal Council join the people of the CNMI in extending special recognition, congratulating and commendation to [Taisacan] for safeguarding and protecting the lives of his fellow Americans,” part of the resolution reads.

The resolution was certified by chairman Gregorio V. Deleon Guerrero and vice chairman David A. Indalecio, and attested by secretary Antonia M. Tudela.

The U.S. Armed Forces declared war against Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussein to destroy weapons of mass destruction, to deter acts of terrorism, and for the people of Iraq to enjoy freedom, peace and democracy. Many men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces were deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other dangerous posts to secure global peace, freedom and democracy.

The CNMI men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces who have been wounded or killed in action in Iraq, Afghanistan and other dangerous posts include U.S. Army Sgt. Yinjyh “Eddie” Leng Chen, the first CNMI casualty in Iraq; U.S. Army Sgt. William Ayuyu Sakisat, Jr., wounded in Afghanistan; U.S. Army Specialist 4 Monique Guerrero Sablan, wounded in Iraq; U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Randy Takai Johnson, wounded in Iraq; U.S. Army Specialist Nazario San Nicolas Borja (Tinian), wounded in Iraq; U.S. Army Specialist Gregory Cabrera Cing (Tinian), wounded in Iraq; and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dustin M. Pangelinan, wounded in Iraq.