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."
Disgraced airforce captain struggles daily, pining for second chance by Asyraf Malik
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Joraymi Jamaludin was once considered a hero.
Malaysiakini : Joraymi served in the airforce from 1992 until 1998, and among his
fondest memories is helping put out forest fires in Kalimantan during
Operation Haze in 1997.
He later became a public face after flying
a charity flight to transport an infant girl from a remote village in
Sabah to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu for urgent
treatment. His noble act landed him on the front page of the New Sabah Times - one of Sabah’s pioneer newspapers which shuttered in 2020.
New Sabah Times feature on Joraymi Jamaludin
Wasn’t without flaws
But
despite his acts of service, Joraymi wasn't without flaws, and the
latter would end up ruining his life. His career with the RMAF came to
an end after he was dismissed with disgrace.
Joraymi when he was still in the RMAF
He
was court-martialed for going absent without official leave (AWOL),
jeopardising the service, dishonouring the RMAF, and several other
disciplinary issues.
