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."
IDF says will attack Syrian Druze town if troops threatened
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Blazing Cat Fur : Israel will not hesitate to strike a Syrian Druze border village to protect its soldiers, a senior IDF officer in the Northern Command said Sunday in a meeting with Druze leaders on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights.
Despite the connections between Israeli and Syrian Druze, the officer said, if Druze in the town of Hader plot against IDF forces, the army will act to thwart any threats, Israel Radio reported.
Attacks against Israel in the Golan area over the past few years have come primarily from areas under the control of the Syrian Army, especially from Hader, which sits across from Majdal Shams on the Israeli side of the Golan, according to the report. Israeli Druze from the Galilee, some of whom serve in the IDF,
recently pledged to cross into Syria to protect their brethren in Syria
if they come under attack, according to Israel Radio.
Most of the Golan border area is under the control of Syrian rebels. At the moment, the entire province of Quneitra is in opposition hands with the exception of the provincial capital Khan Arnabeh and Hader on the slopes of Mt. Hermon, which remain loyal to the Assad regime…
