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."
Violation of Malaysian territorial waters by the Indonesians
Friday, April 13, 2007
15 April. 1961. The Malayan Marine Police was informed that an unnumbered Indonesian gun-boat, grey in colour, was chasing two motor vessels Nos. PP 1229 and Xl8 which were loaded with rubber, within Malayan territorial waters in the vicinity of Tanjong Piai, about one mile away from Malaya’s nearest shores (i.e. at a point between Pulau Kukop and Tanjong Piai). The two vessels were registered in Indonesia. When the Marine Police arrived on the scene the Indonesian gun-boat was in the act of rounding up those vessels whose crew it is believed, had already escaped by then in an unidentified speed-boat heading for Singapore.
11 August, 1961. At about 10.30 a.m. a Malayan police boat PC 13, while on patrol, sighted an Indonesian gun-boat from the direction of Singapore heading towards Tanjong Piah. At that time an Indonesian cargo-boat No. S 14-3474 which was fully loaded with rubber was in the area, about half a mile from the shore of Tanjong Piah. The Police boat raced up to the cargo-boat but the Indonesian gun-boat was faster and reached it first. However, before the Indonesian gun-boat went alongside the cargo-boat, three of its four crew escaped in a speed-boat and went up to the Malayan police boat. The Malayan police boat managed to close up to about 20 yards from the gun-boat and challenged it. The Indonesian ignored the warning and towed the cargo-boat away in the direction of Pulau Karimun and disappeared beyond the limits of the Malayan territorial waters.
10 September, 1963.-Piracy. At 6.30 a.m. an Indonesian vessel approached a motor boat (inboard engine) No. SMF 436 (towing an outboard motor boat) manned by a crew of two male Malayans off Tanjong Balau. After hearing shots from the Indonesian vessel the two Malayans fled to the nearby beach of Tanjong Balau. Four Indonesians from the vessel dressed in grey uniforms and armed with sten-guns gave chase in their speed-boat. Failing to catch up with the two Malayans the Indonesians went away taking with them the outboard motor and three jerrycans of petrol. The location of the incident was within Malayan territorial waters. The bearings were: Latitude 01” 37’ 08 sets. North. Longitude 104” 15’ 42 sets. East. Estimated loss sustained was $1,119.50.
27 October, 1962. On this date Kapa12 Di-Raja Temasck and Sri Perak of the Royal Malayan Navy sighted an Indonesian BT craft within Malayan territorial waters about 24 miles from Kukop (south-west Johore) towing an unidentified craft at 3.30 p.m. The bearings were: Latitude 1” 19’ North. Longitude 103” 22.5’ East.
The BT craft made off towards Karimun Islands (Indonesia) on sighting the RMN ships, and due to speed advantage, an interception was not possible. The Commanding Officer of TEMASEK learnt from a Malayan police vessel PC 12 which was in the area. that the craft towed away was an Indonesian cargo-boat engaged in the barter trade. The Indonesian gun-boat had refused to leave Malayan territorial waters when ordered by PC 12. The crew had pointed a machine-gun at PC 12 and replied to questions with insulting gestures.
