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 Real Hero of Sauk - Sergeant Ukoon ak Pungkok of 9th Rangers (Al Maunah Militant Incident)
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Please take note, that Wikipedia, does not mention this hero at all. Lebih kurang jam 0745, malang tidak berbau, sememangnya nasib tidak dapat menyebelahi. Satu das tembakan telah kedengaran dari arah kumpulan perompak itu menuju kearah Ketua Platun dan Platun Sarjan COBRA.
The Cobra Platoon
Tiba-tiba Sjn Ukoon merasai sesuatu yang tidak kena berlaku ke atas dirinya. Beliau merasai tangan sebelah kirinya terasa panas dan kebas dan beliau juga mendapati baju celoreng kirinya dibasahi dengan darah.
Barulah beliau menyedari bahawa dirinya telah ditembak namun beliau tetap tabahkan hati untuk meneruskan perjuangan yang belum berakhir ini. Selepas ditembak, langkah perlindungan telah diambil dengan pantas dan mujur tembakan seterusnya tidak mengena dan hanya melintasinya. Beliau terpaksa merapati badan ke tanah dan berundur ke belakang untuk menghilangkan diri daripada kawasan lunyai tembakan.
Sepantas peluru juga Kapt Raja Ahmad memberi bantuan tembak balas kearah perompak bagi membolehkan Sjn Ukoon mengambil perlindungan. Kapt Raja Ahmad telah menghampiri Sjn Ukoon dan telah dimaklumkan akan kecederaannya, Ketua Platun telah mengarahkan beliau berundur. Selepas berundur lebih kurang 10 meter, LKpl Stephen telah datang untuk memberi rawatan awal dan seterusnya mengiringi Sjn Ukoon keluar ke jalanraya.
