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."
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HT RoP : In an exclusive conversation with India TV, a Hindu victim revealed how
his Muslim neighbours, whom he had asked to stay safe, were among the
attackers who attacked his family.
Days after the Khargone Ram Navami violence, Hindus who suffered in
the riots have been sharing dreadful stories of betrayal, perfidy and
treachery they endured from their Muslim neighbours. On Friday, one of
the Hindus revealed to the media that he was attacked by his Muslim
neighbor to whom he had alerted about the riots and asked to stay safe
amid the violence.
Hindu riot victim alerted his neighbour about riots and asked him to stay inside for his security. Few minutes later, his neighbour led a mob attack on his house. #KhargoneFiles are no different than #KashmirFiles. pic.twitter.com/4XlFGoxTwb
In an exclusive conversation with India TV, the Hindu victim said
that he had asked his Muslim neighbors to stay secure amid the
escalating violence. He stated that his neighbors defrauded him and
joined the rioters who were pelting stones and petrol bombs on Hindu
residences.
“As I heard of violence escalating during the Ram Navmi procession in
another area of Khargone, I told my neighbors to lock themselves safe
in their houses. I also closed the doors to protect my family. Later,
these Muslim neighbors joined the rioters and led a mob attack on my
family”, the victim said on April 15.
