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."
The officer responded to a fake emergency call, but was
shot and died from his wounds six days later. The incident sparked
political and public outcry about mishandling of the incident by the
NYPD and the administration of MayorJohn V. Lindsay.
On April 14, 1972, a 10-13, or officer's call for assistance, from a
man claiming to be a Detective Thomas was received by police. The call
came from 102 West 116th Street, the Nation of IslamMosque No. 7, where Malcolm X was once minister before his conversion to SunniIslam. Officers Phillip Cardillo and Vito Navarra of the New York City Police Department's 28th Precinct responded, entering the mosque.[1]
When they arrived, they heard scuffling on the floor above. As
they made their way to a staircase they were intercepted by fifteen to
twenty men who forced the officers to retreat down the stairs and back
into the hallway. Officers Victor Padilla and Ivan Negron, of the 25th
Precinct, arrived and entered the premises. The four officers were
outnumbered and were then attacked. Navarra was able to escape as a
steel door was closed, trapping Cardillo, Padilla and Negron.
