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."
History of 8th Rangers (Para) in the National Language
Saturday, June 14, 2008
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KEJAYAAN PASUKAN DI DALAM OPERASI
12. Semenjak dari bulan Nov 1973 kebanyakkan dari tugas operasi yang dijalankan oleh pasukan ini dalam Negeri Sarawak, sehinggalah pasukan ini berpindah ke Negeri Perak pada bulan Feb 1977, dimana pasukan ini telah dirugaskan untuk membuat gerakan operasi di sekitar Negeri Perak. Dalam jangkamasa 3 tahun di Sarawak, sejumlah 28 gerakan operasi telah dijalankan mulai bulan Nov 1973 hingga bulan Dis 1976. Jangkamasa gerakan pada tiap-tiap satu gerakan di antara masa satu minggu hingga ke 2 bulan. Kawasan operasi ini adalah tertumpu kepada kawasan Bahagian Pertama dan Bahagian Ketiga.
13. Semenjak pasukan ini berpindah ke Negeri Perak, sejumlah 48 operasi telah dilancarkan mulai Feb 1977 hingga Sep 1980. Jangka masa gerakan yang dilancarkan pada setiap satu gerakan adalah di antara 3 minggu hingga ke 2 bulan. Kawasan operasi adalah tertumpu kepada kawasan-kawasan Daerah Hulu Perak, Kinta dan Kuala Kangsar. Secara ringka penglibatan pasukan ini dalam beberapa gerakan operasi sejak dari awal penubuhannya adalah seperti berikut.
a. Operasi MOONSOON.
(1) Kawasan. Lundu, Sarawak. (2) Tarikh. 30 Ogos 76 – 12 Dis 76. (3) Kekuatan.(Termasuk Tumpangan): Batalion. (4) Nama Ketua. Lt Kol Raja Abdul Rashid bin Raja Badiozaman. (5) Kejayaan Yang Dicapai.1 PGK dibunuh – Lee Lip Pong. Continued here............
