Burma Relief Team Members In Memoriam

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In Memoriam

We offer up this page in loving memory of those who have served in the FBR and laid down their lives in that service.

Saw Mu ("Mr. Happy")

Saw Mya Win

Saw Lee Reh Kyaw

Shining Moon

Chit Doh

Di Gay Htoo

Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
-- John 15:13

Saw Mu, "Mr. Happy"

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/Reports/2006/20060511_sawmu.html

This is a photograph of Saw Mu, Mr. Happy, who was killed on May 5 2006 after he stepped on a Burma Army landmine. He was the Karen Muthraw District FBR team video man and Good Life Club counselor for children.

From the announcement sent out 5 May, 2006:

Yesterday we lost one of our best men due to a landmine placed by the Burma Army. His name was Saw Mu (Mr. Happy), but we called him Mr.Afraid because he was not.

Mya Win

Mya Win documenting the sending of relief supplies across a road controlled by the Burma Army

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/Reports/2006/20060605.html

Saw Mya Win passed away on 29 May, 2006. He had been working with the area Free Burma Ranger (FBR) relief team and during a lull in the Burma Army attacks had gone home to help his family who were also displaced and in hiding. As he was trying to move them to a safer place he became ill and died. Due to the attacks of the Burma Army there was not enough medicine available where he was.

Letter from the Widow of Saw Mya Win:

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/Reports/2006/20060725.html

Saw Lee Reh Kyaw

Saw Lee Reh Kyaw

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/Reports/2007/20070427.html

On April 10, 2007, Burma Army troops executed FBR relief team member Saw Lee Reh Kyaw after interrogating him at their headquarters. Lee Reh had been captured two days before, on 8 April, while he was providing humanitarian assistance to Karenni villagers. Patrolling Burma Army troops of LIB 427 opened fire and attacked the village of Ha Lee Ku. One pro-democracy Karenni (KNPP) soldier was shot and killed immediately, while Lee Reh (the FBR relief team worker) was shot in the leg and badly wounded. The Burma Army soldiers captured Lee Reh, took him to their headquarters, interrogated him, tortured him and then shot and killed him.

Shining Moon

Shining Moon on his last mission in Karen State. April 2008

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/Reports/2008/20080522.html

Shining Moon, an ethnic Karen Free Burma Ranger team leader, died on 20 May 2008 from complications of acute malaria. He was 26 years old and was a team leader, district coordinator, Good Life Club counselor, member of the Karen National Union, and the Karen Youth Organization. He was single and his family live in a forced relocation site in Burma.

Chit Doh

Chit Doh, a Karenni relief-team leader who became sick and died in 2008.

Di Gay Htoo

Di Gay Htoo, d. September 2009

http://www.freeburmarangers.org/Reports/2009/20090919.html

Di Gay Htoo was a humble, brave, dedicated and selfless young Karen leader. He died of a sudden fever while on a mission with the Karen resistance. After serving as a Free Burma Ranger relief team leader, Di Gay Htoo was called by the pro-democracy resistance to serve as an officer in the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA).