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."
Battle at the Korbu Forest Reserve- Sgt Kanang ak Langkau PGB & Cpl Micheal Riman PGB
Friday, February 10, 2006
This battle happened when Lieutenant Colonel C.A. Loone (200104) was commanding 8th Rangers......
After a few moments of being left alone Sgt Mat Wan from the Special Recon Unit joined them, braving the Enemy fire by laying himself between Cpl Micheal Riman and Sgt Kanang. A number of others too, had followed him. Sgt Kanang who was yelling very furiously asked for a grenade, as he had run out of 40mmm grenades for his M79. Cpl Micheal Riman passed the the grenade to Sgt Mat Wan, who in turn, passed the grenade to Sgt Kanang. Sgt Kanang on receiving the grenade lost no time in hurling it.
Right : A soldier being winched into a helicopter
The grenade hit the branch of a tree in front of them and bounced off towards Rgr Johnny. Sgt Kanang on seeing this yelled “Grenade!” Rgr Johnny quick thinkingly, rolled down hill away from the danger, which landed in front of him. Cpl Micheal Riman moved forward and took cover behind a large tree. The expolsion did not hit them. Behind this particular tree, without him realizing it, was an enemy also taking cover there. The Enemy was a woman, who was wounded. Both of her thigh bones were broken. The woman terrorist was desperately, in pain trying to pull out her carbine from under her legs to shoot Corporal Micheal Riman. She did not achieve her aim, he shot her dead first, in the chest. He moved, crawling and firing past the dead woman terrorist. Right : The UCIS Platoon by a waterfall in deep jungle.
As he was crawling and firing in the direction of the Enemy, he saw an M16 flung from the arm of an Enemy. At that same moment a round from that enemy struck him in the arm. His rifle was flung from him. He went to retrieve his weapon, at that time he saw the white of his bone jutting out in the right arm. Continued here...
