nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||A Path To Peace: How A Former Navy Corpsman Honors His Fallen Friends On Memorial Day||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In Afghanistan, Ralph “AK” Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different.

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A Path To Peace: How A Former Navy Corpsman Honors His Fallen Friends On Memorial Day

Ralph “AK” Angkiangco spent just under a decade in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman. He deployed to Afghanistan twice and served alongside the Marines.

Courtesy Ralph Angkiangco


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Courtesy Ralph Angkiangco


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A Path To Peace: How A Former Navy Corpsman Honors His Fallen Friends On Memorial Day



In Afghanistan, Ralph “AK” Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different.


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