Noel S. Buan
Noel S. Buan | |
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Buan as a Colonel in 2015 | |
| Born | Arayat Pampanga, Philippines |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Branch | Philippine Army |
| Years of service | 1984 – 2018 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 0-9140 |
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| Battles / wars | Communist rebellion in the Philippines Islamic insurgency in the Philippines |
| Awards | Philippine Medal of Valor |
Noel S. Buan is a retired Philippine Army general officer and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage – the Medal of Valor. Buan was captured and held by the communist New People's Army in July 1999 while serving as an intelligence officer with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command. He was released after 21 months of captivity in April 2001. In 2004, while serving as commander of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion in Basilan, Buan orchestrated a military operation that resulted in the deaths of Abu Sayyaf leader Hamsiraji Marusi Sali and his brother Sahir.
Buan retired from the service in April 2018.