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."
“The storm is coming’: Image of Hanuman reappears on the full-scale model of HAL’s HLFT-42 aircraft on the last day of Aero India 2023
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Hanuman image on the vertical stabiliser of model of HLFT-42 aircraft of HAL
At
Aero India 2023 which started on Monday, an image of Hanuman was seen
on the full-scale model of the Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer
(HLFT-42) made by HAL, but it was removed the next day after some people
objected to it, which triggered an outrage on social media.
In the latest development at Aero India 2023 being held at Bangalore in
Karnataka, the picture of Bajrang Bali Hanuman reappeared on the
full-scale model of HLFT-42 (Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer) made by
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). On 14th February 2023, the picture
of Lord Hanuman was removed
from the tail of the fighter aircraft in order to ensure that the
program runs through successfully without getting into any controversy.
But the image reappeared on the aircraft on the last of the Aero India
2023 on 17 February, where the HLFT-42 full-scale model was displayed.
The Aero India show 2023 was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 13th
February 2023, Monday, in Bangalore. At the expo, Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) revealed
a scale model of the Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer (HLFT-42). The
image of Bajrang Bali Hanuman embossed on the tail of this fighter
aircraft has become one of the key attractions. The image of the Sanatan
deity symbolizing power and devotion toward one’s duty comes with a
declaration mentioned near the image that reads ‘The storm is coming’.
