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."
The former Enemies of Seventh Rangers, the 10th Regiment of the CPM has a blog!
Saturday, May 02, 2009
This is what it says in Bahasa, "Komik PERJALANAN YANG CEMERLANG 1930 - 1980 diterbitkan sempena ulang tahun ke-50 berdirinya Parti Komunis Malaya (PKM). Ia dicetak secara stenselan dan diterbitkan oleh Pejabat Pembebasan Malaya pada tahun 1981. Rashid Maidin's 10th Regiment Buku asalnya mengandungi 72 muka. Apa yang dipaparkan di sini hanyalah sebahagian yang dipilih dari dari komik tersebut.
There are songs and poems, an extract of the poem:
Revolutions never die (in memory of all the women and men who fought for our freedom) Souls may rest in peace but revolutions go on they trickle into our blood streams invade every organ creep into our minds sowing seeds of doubts its roots growing inwards to reach a generation...
Yeah right, we kicked your sorry arses once, if you recall. The day Seventh Rangers moved from Sungai Patani in Kedah to Bukit Cina in Kelantan, your worst nightmare arrived at your doorstep. Read what happened to some of you here and here and many more contacts where we maimed and killed you.
