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."
Jihad Watch : Muslim Travel Ban? There Has Never Been an America Without Islam or Muslims.
That’s the headline for an article by Dawud Walid, Executive Director of CAIR in Michigan, here.
I am an American Muslim, and like thousands of
American-Muslim families, my family has been in America for over 10
generations. I am also one of tens of thousands of American-Muslim
military veterans. I served honorably in the U.S. Navy, earning two Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement medals while deployed abroad. Like other
service members, I swore to uphold our Constitution.’
I am an American Muslim, and like thousands of American-Muslim
families, my family has been in America for over 10 generations[!]. I am
also one of tens of thousands of American-Muslim military veterans. I
served honorably in the U.S. Navy, earning two Navy and Marine Corps
Achievement medals while deployed abroad. Like other service members, I
swore to uphold our Constitution.
A handful of Muslims, not even a half-dozen, are known to have served
in the Revolutionary War; 292 Muslims apparently served in the Civil
War; perhaps as many as 15,000 Muslims, it is estimated (there is no way
of knowing, since “Muslim” was not a category on dog tags), served in
World War II, and in recent years, 0.45% (5,500) of soldiers in the
American military have been Muslims.
