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."
Malaysiakini : Perak DAP has urged all board members of the Perak Corporation Berhad
(PCB) to resign immediately following their weak management performance
and the huge losses incurred by the state government-owned company.
State DAP chairperson Nga Kor Ming said PCB which was a subsidiary of
the Perak State Development Corporation could also go bankrupt due to
an increase in the company's debts caused by the Movie Animation Park
Studios (Maps) project in Meru Raya.
On the Maps project, he reiterated Pakatan Harapan's stance that
the previous BN-ruled government should not have built the theme park
but instead, focused on looking after the wellbeing of the people. "Whether the Maps will be closed or not, I will leave it to the
wisdom of Perak Menteri Besar as the state government
needs to look for the best solution to ensure we do not continue to
suffer losses," he said.
The press conference was held following a news report by The Edge Markets dated May 23 which stated that the PCB incurred a net loss of RM340.6 million during the 2017 financial year, and as of 2017-end, the group’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by RM158.5 million.
Meanwhile, Nga, who is also Teluk Intan MP, announced a donation of
RM16,000 to the federal government to help reduce the country's debt
which has reached RM1 trillion.Also contributing were Kepayang assemblyman Dr Ko Chung Sen who
donated RM10,000 as well as Ipoh Timur MP, Wong Kah Woh and Batu Gajah
MP, V Sivakumar who contributed RM8,000 each.