Fernando Zurita

Fernando Zurita was born on 19 June 1946 in Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines to Juan Pablo Zurita and Martha Toledo.
As soon as he turned 18 in 1964, he moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and joined the SOG. However, on a mission to eliminate a Cuban arms dealer, Pablo Mendoza, in Attepu, Attepeu Province, Laos on 25 November 1965, he got shot in the chest 6 times by a Cuban guard, only at the age of 19. During the mission, they reportedly ran into Fidel Castro.