August 28, 2010 was our last forum and I was able to attend the Pm session. The last forum was about Addressing the issue in the rights of Children soldiers. The group of SEM-CDA students invited two speakers. The first seaker was Sargent Kervin Ras, who was a former child Soldier in Iraq and also a student of De la Salle College of Saint Benilde and also taking up CDA. They discussed some of their experiences as a child soldier and the continuing process of this child soldiering in a modern world. Next was Col. Dickson Hermoso, a former child soldier in Cotabato, the chief of staff, civil military officer, peace process officer and human rights officer. The two speakers shared to us there experience during there time. Col. Hermosa said that Child soldiers can either be a boy or a girl aged less than 18 years that are recruited by force or adheres with the intention of using him or her contracting armed forces or paramilitary forces of defense units.” I also learned that ost of the child that are recruited are mostly from Islamic Countries that are promoting children as a soldier. Sgt. Kervin Ras shared to us a story about a child who died because of the implantation of bombs in Iraq.
It is really sad to hear this things because for me children at a young age should enjoy there lives they should be playing at home or with friends or most especially studying for there future but instead they are holding guns and engaging to war which is for me wrong. These incidents might cause them trauma that can cause them a lot when they grow old. I hope that our government can help this children.
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