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."
Enemy Activity in the Sungei Umas-Umas Area 20 January, 1964
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Sungei Umas-Umas is a river in Tawau Residency which runs from north to south. It lies about 15 miles north-west of Tawau. Security Forces had patrols in this area doing routine jungle patrols looking for signs of enemy presence when on 20 January a contact was made with an uniformed and armed enemy group of five. Both sides on sighting each other immediately opened fire. After a few minutes of firing the enemy group broke contact and fled eastwards leaving one dead body behind. There were no Security Force casualties. This was part of the enemy force which entered Tawau Residency in mid-December, 1963, and were now heading deeper into Malaysian territory.
23 January, 1964 Enemy Activity in the Kalabakan Area, Kalabakan is a village of a few hundred inhabitants situated about 30 miles north-west of Tawau and about 14 miles from the Indonesian border. A river called the Kalabakan runs from north-west to south-east and the Kalabakan village lies approximately 10 miles from its mouth. Since the successful raid by an enemy force on Security Forces at Kalabakan on 29 December, ‘1963, Security Forces have been patrolling this area for signs of the enemy.
In the early hours of 23 January, 1964, at approximately 0345 hours, a Security Force patrol operating in this area made contact with an ununiformed and armed enemy group. Fire was immediately opened by both sides. The fire fight lasted for a few minutes after which the enemy broke contact and fled southwards leaving behind one killed and six surrendered. There were no Security Force casualties. The one dead enemy and six surrendered were immediately sent to Tawau for identification and interrogation. The six enemy who have surrendered have been identified and admitted that they are Indonesian marines of the Korps Komando Operasi who are based in Nunukan. Their group is also part of the force that attacked Security Forces at Kalabakan on 29 December, 1963.
