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."
19 & 24 January 1964 Surrenders and Killings of Indonesians
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Sungei Simandalan lies approximately ten miles north of Serudong and directly opposite Pulau Sebatik. Pulau Sebatik is an island opposite Tawau, half of which is Malaysian and the other half Indonesian-the border running from west to east in the middle of the island.
Security Forces were in the Simandalan area doing normal operations. i.e.,following fresh enemy tracks to try and contact enemy personnel. On the afternoon of 19 January at approximately 1430 hours the Security Forces patrol met an enemy group. Four of this group immediately surrendered while the remaining few scattered and dispersed in a south-westerly direction. No fire was opened by either side in this contact. These four surrendered enemy were immediately sent to Tawau for interrogation by the authorities. It was discovered from statements made by these prisoners that they were of a different group but of the same enemy force which committed incursion into Tawazu Residency.
20 January, 1964 Incident in the Serundong Area On 20 January Security Forces continuing operations in the Serudong area of Tawau Residency made contact with another enemy group. Fire was immediately exchanged by both sides which lasted for a few minutes. During the fire fight two enemy were killed and one was captured. The enemy broke contact and dispersed southwards. There were no Security Forces casualties. A search of the area uncovered another dead body.
This was one of the enemy who had been wounded in an earlier contact with Security Forces (possibly on 16 January, because this contact was close to the area that Security Forces contacted the enemy group initially). The dead and captured enemy were immediately dispatched to Tawau. From interrogation of the captured enemy it has been discovered that he is a member of the Korps Komando Operasi-Indonesian marines who are based at Nunukan.
