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."
On This Day... Jul 06, 2008: Jonesboro, GA, USA A man honor kills his 25-year-old daughter for wanting out of an arranged marriage
Saturday, July 06, 2019
On This Day...
Jul 06, 2008: Jonesboro, GA, USA
A man honor kills his 25-year-old daughter
for wanting out of an arranged marriage
NPR : Police in Atlanta have been investigating the death of a 25-year-old
Pakistani woman, who was allegedly murdered by her father in the name of
family honor.
She wanted out of an arranged marriage, but her father thought a divorce would bring shame to the family. Honor
killings are old rites of murder within families, committed because of
some perceived dishonor or shame. The United Nations estimates around
5,000 deaths occur each year — mostly of women, mostly in South Asia and
the Middle East.
A Quiet Street
Detective Mike Christian of the Clayton County Police Department has lived in Jonesboro, a suburb of Atlanta, all his life. "Supposedly
Tara — the big plantation from 'Gone with the Wind' — this is where it
was located," Christian says of the family's home. Past the cemetery where the flag still flies, he pulls into a quiet street with tidy brickfront two-story homes.
"That's it — 9816," he says. "They've got a 'for sale' sign in the yard. The window to her bedroom is open." It
was around 1 a.m. on July 6 when police got several 911 calls connected
to that house. The first was from a man who told police, "My
daughter's dead." Then, at 1:55 a.m., Clayton County received a 911
call from a woman named Gina Rashid who was worried about her
stepdaughter, Sandeela.
