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."
France: Muslim breaks 14th-century clock in Catholic cathedral because it was preventing him from concentrating on prayer
Saturday, March 30, 2013
"Ancient astronomical clock in the Lyons, France Cathedral vandalized," from Pravoslavie.ru, March 27
An Iranian man has broken the astronomical clock of the ancient Catholic
Cathedral in the French town of Lyons. According to "Le Progres.fr", on
March 23, a 28-year-old citizen of Iran tried to put out of action the
mechanism of the 14th-century clock in the St John the Baptist Cathedral
with an iron bar. A part of the mechanism has been damaged. The vandal
was arrested soon. He explained his conduct thus: splendor of the clock
prevents him from concentrating on prayer, reports Sedmitza.ru.
The St. John Cathedral in Lyons, which was built between 12th and
15th centuries, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Cathedral preserves
functional the astronomical clock, which is the oldest in France and
one of the oldest in the World. The clock was constructed in the 14th
century, and restored after destruction by Huguenots in the last quarter
of the 16th Century. It received its current Baroque appearance in
1655. In the 18th century it obtained a dial with a hand. The clock
indicates hours, minutes, dates, position of the Sun and the Moon
relative to the Earth and also rising of the brightest stars above
Lyons. The clock’s chime is accompanied by movements of figures situated
in the upper part of the clock depicting scenes on religious themes,
and can be heard four times a day. Hat tip: Jihad Watch
