Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Sergeant Indang ak Engkas, P.G.B. In A Firefight At Tanjung Kunyit.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Very carefully and slowly Sgt Indang shouldered the butt of his trusty M16, his right hand firmly holding the pistol grip of the rifle. His trigger finger rested on the trigger while holding the stock of the rifle firmly with his left hand. His right cheek close to the butt, his eyes focussing on a target through the rear aperture to the front sight. He rested his sights on a fat target, an overweight enemy. He flicked the safety catch from safe to "R". He gently squeezed the trigger. That one round broke the silence of the jungles of Tanjung Kunyit at Grid reference 887485. The one round from his rifle felled the intended target, a fat enemy. He was shirtless. To maximise on the surprise attack, he threw a hand grenade into the enemy's location whilst shouting "grenade" a warning to his men. Guide to grenades.
Right :Mills 36,used by the Rangers.This grenade had a base plug, where you had to unscrew it to insert the fuse and the detonator. One had to clean off the grease, before inserting the fuse and the detonator. Most of the times it exploded.
The enemy was lucky, Murphy's law, the grenade failed to explode. Realising that the grenade failed to explode he ordered the asault. In a flash they were upon the enemy, the enemy was fleeing helter - skelter for their dear lives, abandoning their position. After the enemy fled a search was conducted, two bodies were recovered that of a male and a female. 5 weapons of various makes were recovered, two of it were identified as a carbine and a sterling sub-machine gun. Even though they took a long time tracking the enemy they were not far from their base. Continued here......
