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."
Koel : Whose money? People are starving and your want helicopters for what? Ferry corpses to graves?
Stop the extravagance. Also ask your cousin and family to return money allegedly taken. And ask him and family to pay taxes. And ask your umno president to return the loot he allegedly took as well. Your party owes the country through these and other characters who allegedly stole billions.
Malaysiakini : The acquisition of three AW139 helicopters by the Royal
Malaysian Navy (RMN) at the Eastern Fleet Command Headquarters will
further enhance operational capabilities in maintaining the security and
sovereignty of the country’s waters, says Defence Minister Hishammuddin
Hussein.Hishammuddin (above)
said the assets - two of which were received today and another expected
in September - would enable enforcement patrols to be carried out
together with existing assets to strengthen airspace surveillance in
Sabah and Sarawak waters.
AW139
“The purchase of the AW139
helicopters was made in line with the wishes of the end-user, namely the
RMN, which is in dire need of maritime operations helicopters.“Having
these new assets will also help uplift the morale and spirit of
personnel to perform in ever-challenging operational assignments,” he
told reporters after officiating the Kota Kinabalu Naval Air Station
(SUKK) and the setting up of Squadron 503, besides handing over the
helicopters at the Kota Kinabalu RMN Base today.