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."
Egypt: Bishop says Christians are paying highest price for Morsi's ouster
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
An obvious truth. "Egypt: Assiut bishop says Christians paying highest price," from ANSAmed, August 16
(ANSAmed) - VATICAN CITY - The Coptic-Catholic bishop of
Assiut, Kyrillos William Samaan, has told the international Catholic
pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that Islamists are
taking ''revenge'' on Christians. ''This is absurd, of course.
33 million Egyptians had demanded his resignation. We Christians were
not the only ones to demonstrate against Morsi,'' Bishop Kyrillos said, commenting on the recent attacks on Christians in Egypt.
He noted that numerous places of worship had been attacked in recent days, and that in the city of Sohag extremists had even raised an Al-Qaeda flag on the Church of Saint George.
ACN said that about thirty churches had been attacked recently, with a
spike since the violence starting on August 14, and that Assiut is one
of the dioceses suffering the most. Islamists have destroyed the
Monastery of the Good Shepherd, several Christian shops and the bookshop
of the Protestant Bible Society organization, he noted. However, he noted, many Muslims have stood up for Copts and this serves as a reason for hope.
''This is the true Egypt: Christians and Muslims are united,'' Bishop Kyrillos continued. The Bishop stressed, however, that the climate had changed
considerably for Egypt's Christians since the fall of Morsi. ''We feel
at home again in Egypt,'' Kyrillos explained. Nevertheless, he added, all Egyptians should raise their voices in
support of Christians, and that otherwise they will be the ones to pay
the price of democratization. (ANSAmed).