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."
Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni - Same place where B Company Seventh Rangers was deployed
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
This was in the Lower Al Shabelle region. Until 1984, when the regions were reassigned, it was part of the larger Benadir region and its capital was Mogadishu. It's capital is now Merca. In 1994 we deployed to Merca, B Company commanded by Major Christopher Joseph, ordered to retake the UN Camp under the Moroccans, which was overrun by the Somali Militia. The overall commander was Lt Col Muhd Mukhtar bin Ibrahim.
Before leaving I happily had some whiskies with Major Len Olivero who was getting 45 gallon drums for us from the NORCOY (Norwegian Company), for our vehicles spare fuel. We had no bowsers for our spare fuel. Not some whiskies, enough until there was a buzz. Len encouraged me by saying "you won't know when you will get your next fix!!" Said our goodbyes and I left. We did re-take that camp without much fuss, maybe some and also freed the Italian medical staff from the UN hospital.
Christopher's Boys Of Bravo Company
They had ex Special Forces guys from US, Fiji and Britain for security. They were way past their prime, meaning old folks!!. They managed to escape the Militia with their weapons and their lives intact. We meant business. We left with enough armour and soldiers for that mission. We went in locked and loaded.
At the perimeter in Merca, background is the Indian Ocean
I remember challenging the Police Commander of the Lower Shabelle for a gunfight for insulting my CO, Lt Col Mokhtar as a thief, as we had confiscated 6 pick ups, to prevent them from being converted to technicals. Major Christopher, Col Mokhtar andIvan Lee asked me whether I was serious. I said I was.
I gave him the appointed date and time. He did not turn up. After that I went to look for him in the villages there. They told me he had fled the region.
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