I replied, and he is more than welcome to publish the answer on this thread. It's a nice piece, for certain.
During the war and occupation....the filipinos used to walk through the jungles in a "V" formation. The first to make contact would cut and move past.... and the rest of the V would follow suit. They'd simply not stop moving. My first instructor's instructor was Jim Advincula. He's a VERY interesting man.
-r