Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Turkey, Azerbaijan commit more crimes against Armenians
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Jihad Watch : On September 27, the people of the Armenian Republic of Artsakh in
the South Caucasus, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, woke up to the shelling of the military forces of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani forces have since indiscriminately shelled the civilian areas
of Artsakh including its capital, Stepanakert. Many residential areas
have been largely destroyed by Azerbaijani bombardment.
Half of the
population have been displaced, the regionās rights ombudsman Artak
Beglaryan said on October 7.
In the small town of Martuni in Artsakh, shells have torn through
roofs, leaving piles of rubble and shattered glass, AFP news agency reported.
While the town is around 20 kilometers (15 miles) from
the front line of the heavy fighting, Azerbaijanās armed forces began
bombarding central streets and the local government headquarters with
Grad rocket launchers as a team of AFP journalists were talking to
residents at the scene.
