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
fact is that, many of more than the 10,000 persons died between 1948 to
1960 are Malayans. Many of the Malayans are non combatants, women,
children and old folks. Homes, schools, community halls and police
stations were burnt. Even an entire village in Perak.
Places
where Malayans earn their living such as smokehouses, factories, tin
mine palongs and even transportation such as trains, buses and trucks
were attacked and wrecked, if not razed to the ground.
Malayans
would never forget the early morning of 23 February 1950 incident where
Bukit Kepong Police Station was attacked. 26 persons were brutally
killed, which include women and children. All are Malayans. When
UMNO President Tunku Abdul Rahman led the Alliance party in the Federal
Consultative Council general elections on 27 July 1955, Malayans gave
him an overwhelming mandate. After the self governing was obtained, Chief Minister Tunku offered the communist rebels amnesty and demanded that they lay down arms, since its already proven that majority Malayans.Then
Tunku agreed to meet Chin “Butcher of Malaya” Peng in Baling on 28-29
December 1955. The same amnesty was offered but it was seen as
‘surrender’.
Rashid
Maidin, Chin “Butcher of Malaya” Peng and Chen Tien representing
Communist Party of Malaya rebels at Baling Talks, 28-29 Dec 1955 which
they refused to surrender and lay down arms, now that Britain agreed to
allow Malayans to negotiate for independence
There
on, a month later Chief Minister Tunku left for London. He came back
with Kemerdekaan achieved, scheduled by 31 August 1957. Chief Minister
Tunku also convinced HRH Rulers to accept almost one million Non Malays
dubbed ‘Stateless Persons’ as citizens, even though they did not qualify
under the conditions as per agreed in the Federation of Malaya Treaty
dated 21 January 1948 as a replacement to Malayan Union. A
sovereign nation of Malayans and by Malayans was born. Yet, the
atrocities of the communist terrorists now deemed a rebellion,
continued.
A quarter of million dollars bounty for Chin “Butcher of Malaya” Peng, from 1 May 1952 The Straits Times headline
Emergency
ended in 1960. But not the communist rebellion. During the lull period
of 1960 to 1968, the CPM underwent a period of streamlining, retraining,
and re-indoctrination of the communism ideology. The Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA)
had established a series of bases along the Malaysian-Southern Thailand
border. Despite being weakened by the Commonwealth forces during the
first Emergency, the CPM boasted a nucleus of between 500 to 600
well-trained guerrillas and a reserve of about 1,000 men, available for
full-time service if required.
In
July 1961, Chin “Butcher of Malaya” Peng met Deng Xiaoping in China.
Deng had proposed to the CPM that it conduct a second armed struggle.
Deng insisted that Malaya was ripe for a revolution. The success of
Vietnam War bolstered the CPM to launch another revolt in Malaya. Deng
later promised Chin Peng that China would assist the CPM and contribute
US$100,000 for the second insurgency in Malaya.
On
1 June 1968, the Central Command of the CPM issued a directive entitled
“Hold High the Great Red Banner of Armed Struggle and Valiantly March
Forward”. CPM is ready to wage another rebellion and this time, its
against Malaysians. On
17 June 1968, to mark the 20th anniversary of their armed struggle
against the Malaysian Government, the CPM launched an ambush against
security forces in the area of Kroh, Upper Perak The communist rebels
brutally killed 17 Filed Force Policemen. This mark the Second
Emergency.
Perak CPO Tan Sri Khoo Chong Tong’s funeral procession, through Ipoh town
In
1974, CPM incorporated target assassination as part of their rebellion.
As such, IGP Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim was assassinated in the heart
of Kuala Lumpur on the way to work on 7 June 1974. Perak CPO Tan Sri
Khoo Chong was shot on 13 November 1975 on his way for lunch. The
pain and anguish of suffering Malayans and Malaysians throughout the 54
years of atrocities and duress inflicted by CPM cannot be simply forgotten nor forgiven. Even when Chin “Butcher of Malaya” Peng offered his apology.
Yeah its easy for you to talk as a Malay officer! Go ask any non Malay what they when through serving in the military or government for 30 or 40 years! Social justice my arse The non Malays did not receive an iota of it!!
Are you that dumb? Look at my name, I am not a Malay, I seriously feel insulted. I am Major (Rtd) D.Swami, Seriously, I wrote this article, you do not have any inkling of what I think: Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is hole in the rectum
Yeah its easy for you to talk as a Malay officer! Go ask any non Malay what they when through serving in the military or government for 30 or 40 years! Social justice my arse The non Malays did not receive an iota of it!!