Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Greece: 22-year-old British tourist dies after being hit by helicopter rotors while attempting to take a selfie
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Jack Fenton, a 22-year-old British national, died after being hit by
helicopter blades while attempting to take a photo as he alighted from
the aircraft.
He was struck when he walked behind the Bell 407
helicopter while its engines were still running.
A 22-year-old rich British tourist named Jack Fenton died
in Greece after being hit by helicopter blades while attempting to take
a photo as he alighted from the aircraft. Jack was struck when he
walked behind the Bell 407 helicopter while its engines were still
running. Rescue services were dispatched to the private heliport, but
the person reportedly died in the spot.
John Fenton with his mother.
The pilot then made a call to his colleague on another chopper, which
was carrying the manās parents, to raise the alarm. To avoid the manās
parents from watching the fatal accident, the pilot of the second
helicopter decided to divert from the private airstrip in Spata and
instead made an unplanned landing at Athens International Airport.
According to some media reports,
Jack was snapping a selfie when he was knocked in the head by the
high-speed rotor. The details of the accident are being investigated,
but the pilot might face criminal charges if it is found that he advised
the passengers to vacate the helicopter before the engine and rotors
had shut.