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 : “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4) Not that this has anything to do with…“Russian mercenaries are beheaded by ISIS-linked Islamists in Mozambique,” by Chris Pleasance, MailOnline, November 1, 2019:
Seven Russian mercenaries have been killed by ISIS-linked
militants in Mozambique – including four who were shot and then
beheaded. The Russians, fighting for the shadowy state-affiliated Wagner Group,
were killed in two separate attacks last month, according to sources in
the Mozambique military.
Both attacks were ambushes in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado
state, where ISIS first announced its presence in June this year. The second attack, on October 27, saw Russian fighters attacked
alongside troops from the Mozambique Defense Armed Forces (FADM). A source told the Moscow Times that ISIS militants placed barricades across the road then began firing on the convoy.
Four Russian soldiers were shot dead at the scene and then beheaded,
according to the source, while a fifth was shot and wounded and later
died in hospital. Mozambique media reports that 20 FADM troops were also killed in the same attack.
Another, previously unreported, attack happened on October 7 and saw two Russian mercenaries shot dead in the same province. Again, the attack was the result of an ambush and also involved FADM
troops, though it is unclear if any of them were killed or how many were
killed.
Russia has been supplying arms and military equipment to Mozambique
to help in its fight against Islamist insurgent groups since signing a
pact in early January 2017….
