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... Apr 15, 2013: Boston, MA, USA Two refugees from Chechnya bomb the country that took them in: 3 Killed
Friday, April 15, 2022
HT RoP : The Boston Marathon bombing was a domestic terrorist attack that took place during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Two terrorists and brothers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs, which detonated 14 seconds and 210 yards (190 m) apart at 2:49p.m., near the finish line of the race, killing three people and injuring hundreds of others, including 17 who lost limbs.[1][4][5]
Three days later, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released images of two suspects,[6][7][8] who were later identified as ChechenKyrgyzstani-American brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Following the identification of the suspects, they killed an MIT policeman, kidnapped a man in his car, and had a shootout with the police in nearby Watertown,
during which two officers were severely injured (one of whom, DJ
Simmonds, died a year later). Tamerlan was shot several times, and his
brother Dzhokhar ran him over while escaping in the stolen car; Tamerlan
died soon after.
An unprecedented manhunt for Dzhokhar ensued on April 19, with
thousands of law enforcement officers searching a 20-block area of
Watertown;[9]
residents of Watertown and surrounding communities were asked to stay
indoors, and the transportation system and most businesses and public
places closed.[10][11] Around 6:00p.m., a Watertown resident discovered Dzhokhar hiding in a boat in his backyard.[12] Dzhokhar was shot and wounded by police before being taken into custody.[13]
