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."
Malaysiakini : A group of retired military veterans have announced that they would
take to the streets in early June, to raise welfare issues faced by
retired Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel.
Calling
themselves Suara Veteran, the group’s spokesperson, Commander (B) Abdul
Rahman Husain, said thousands of MAF veterans from across the country
were expected to take part to express their dissatisfaction.
He said they had tried to negotiate with the authorities but received less encouraging feedback. “We
have been discussing this matter for eight years now. We met with the
former defence minister who is now our prime minister in August last
year.
"He said this problem will be looked into but until now there has been no decision made. "We
have no choice but to take this matter to the next step," he said at a
press conference today, held in a mosque in Kuala Lumpur.
Rally on June 6
The Veteran Bangkit (veterans rise) rally has been planned for June 6. Its location will be announced soon.
The most right thing to do, the politicians think they own the country, bloody idiotic morons. Some of the politicians might be previous communist or descendant yet they are taken care well, we veterans gave our live and soul to fight
The most right thing to do, the politicians think they own the country, bloody idiotic morons. Some of the politicians might be previous communist or descendant yet they are taken care well, we veterans gave our live and soul to fight