, ▁Cap az , ▁Tar lac ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁St ▁Ro ose vel t ▁at ▁D inal up ih an , ▁B ata an ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁MA J ▁Ex ped ito ▁S ▁S osa ▁took ▁command ▁on ▁ 1 7 th ▁IB ▁M IB ▁following ▁the ▁un tim ely ▁dem ise ▁of ▁L TC ▁Adel ino ▁Mag day ▁in ▁a ▁veh icular ▁amb ush . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Battalion ▁Commander ▁was ▁recognized ▁for ▁its ▁out standing ▁accomplish ment ▁and ▁the ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Mer it ▁from ▁the ▁Command ing ▁General , ▁then ▁NO RES COM ▁dated ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁unit . ▁ <0x09> ▁The ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁ 1 7 IB ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁L TC ▁John ▁R ▁B aut ista ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁fruit ful ▁administration ; ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁ 1 7 IB ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁L TC ▁Ra ul ▁L ▁Mar quez . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁its ▁new ▁Commander , ▁a ▁bal anced ▁administrative , ▁operation ▁and ▁C MO ▁plans ▁and ▁programs ▁were ▁form ulated ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁implemented ▁based ▁on ▁Security ▁Camp aign ▁Plan ▁of ▁R UC 2 <0x09> ▁and ▁in ▁conform ity ▁with ▁OP L AN ▁“ K AT ATA G AN ”. ▁ ▁The ▁stead fast ▁spirit ▁and ▁enthus ias m ▁lives ▁in ▁every ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁thereby ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁g