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."
Tribute to a respected commanding officer By Adrian David - June 4, 2022 @ 5:59pm
Sunday, June 05, 2022
Col Harchand Singh during his service days
New Straits Times : PORT DICKSON: The late Col (Rtd) Harchand Singh had the distinction of having commanded four Royal Ranger Regiment battalions. Till today, he still holds that record of helming the 4th, 2nd, 5th and 9th battalions.
Harchand, who turned 92 on April 7, died following an illness at his
Port Dickson home on May 24 and his remains were cremated at the
Sendayan Fairy Park, the next day.
At his funeral, Harchand's former student, Major-Gen (Rtd) Datuk Toh
Choon Siang had high praises for his master, someone he has known for 45
years. Harchand left a lasting impression
among his charges, whom he had often described as his 'precious jewels'
who fought alongside him in many battles against communist insurgents,
the Confrontation (with Indonesia) and the two Emergencies.
"I had known him since the day I joined the Army way back in January
1977, when my Short-Service Commission Intake 31 batch mates and I
reported for training at the Pre-Officers Cadet Training Unit (Pre-OCTU)
at Sebatang Karah camp in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan. "Harchand was the facility's commandant (as a lieutenant-colonel),"
said Toh, in his eulogy at Harchand's funeral in Port Dickson, recently.
