Thai soldiers threatened to shoot civilians with rockets, but Cambodian deputy commander generously donated 80 baht, and the people of the country called him a “hero”

The Cambodian Deputy Commander presented coffee and 88 baht in cash to “Sergeant Major Somkhrok”. Sergeant Major Somkhrok is a 72-year-old heroic soldier who threatened to shoot Thai soldiers with a rocket launcher. The Cambodian people praised him and called him a national hero.

The situation on the Thai-Cambodian border remains tense and requires continuous real-time monitoring. According to previous reports, since the conflict between soldiers from both sides at the viewing point in Phu Pi Town, Kanthalala District, Sisak Province on July 4, some soldiers armed with machine guns and rockets threatened to shoot Thai soldiers if they did not retreat.

The latest news is that the Cambodian soldier who threatened to shoot Thai soldiers with rockets yesterday (July 4, 2015) has been hailed as a hero by the people of the country. His name was later confirmed as 72-year-old Sergeant Major Somkhrok. Sergeant Major Somkhrok’s good deeds and heroic behavior attracted the attention of the Deputy Commander of the Cambodian Border Patrol, who generously rewarded him with a large bag of coffee and 11,000 riels (about 88 baht).

Cambodian Deputy Commander Rewards Brave Soldier Who Threatened to Shoot Thai Soldiers with RPG, Calls Him a National Hero

The Army Military Forces – Reserves page posted a video in which the Cambodian Deputy Commander rewards a brave soldier who threatened to shoot Thai soldiers with RPG, with the following caption:

“The Cambodian Deputy Commander threatened to shoot Thai soldiers, but rewarded the soldiers with a bag of coffee for 88 baht!”

The latest news is that the Deputy Commander of the Cambodian Border Patrol gave a large bag of coffee and 11,000 riel (88 baht) in cash to Cambodian soldier “Sergeant Major Somkrok” after the latter threatened to shoot Thai soldiers in an incident today (July 4)…