Army Chief of Staff Leads Funeral for Soldiers Killed in Forest and Land Fires, and BNPB Chief Pays Tribute
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The deceased was one of three soldiers who died in a Mi-17V5 helicopter crash while carrying out a humanitarian mission to extinguish forest and land fires.
Army Chief of Staff Tandyo Budi Revita led the funeral of Sergeant Heri Prasetyo who died in an Mi-17 helicopter crash while extinguishing forest and land fires.
JPNN.com, JAKARTA - Commander of the XXII/Tambun Bungai Military Command Major General TNI Zainul Arifin, S.A.P., M.Sc., led the funeral service for Sergeant (posthumously) Heri Prasetyo, an Indonesian Army soldier who died in a MI-17V5 helicopter crash while on a mission to extinguish forest and land fires (Karhutla) at Kuala Pembuang Airport, Seruyan Regency, Central Kalimantan, Saturday (11/7/2026).
A military funeral ceremony was then held at the Giri Tunggal Heroes Cemetery with the Army Chief of Staff as the ceremony inspector and the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) also present.
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