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."
As a pro Palestinian march is set to take place on Saturday 11th November, better known as Armistice day in the United Kingdom, there have been calls to ban the demonstration, while others believe the right to free speech means it should be allowed to go ahead. Nick De Bois speaks with former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth on the issue.
My dad was a Dunkirk survivor. He and many other brave men like him should not be disrespected. Disgraceful! Ban the marches. How utterly refreshing to hear a conversation that echoes the sentiment of the majority of British citizens. If our current conservative MPs and PM exhibited the common sense and patriotism of Nick and Sir Gerald, we would not have reached this shameful point in our history. Thank you gentlemen, you have my utmost respect.
A protest on Armistice Day would be a direct, provocative and deliberate insult to our fallen hero’s. This goes to the very core of our country, culture and history of respect. It will speak volumes about the people we have welcomed into our country and to those that have been radicalised to hate everything we stand for.
Why does it seem that we are being treated as second class citizens in our own country....teargas their arses!!!
