7th Rangers: In the military, the non-Malay is ridden like a horse Written by Major (Rtd) D.Swami Friday, 26 November 2010 - Republishing After Editing And Adding More Today
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
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."
In the military, the non-Malay is ridden like a horse Written by Major (Rtd) D.Swami Friday, 26 November 2010 - Republishing After Editing And Adding More Today
Sunday, August 11, 2024
My dear late brother, in 1964 , 205375 Trooper Purshotma Dass of C Squadron 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment who answered the call when his relations were trying to "Ganyang" Malaysia - The Indonesian Confrontation
Lim Kit Siang : Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi remarked that non-Malays shun a
military career because they lacked patriotism. His sense of history and
of the contributions of the Chinese, Indians and our brothers from East
Malaysia towards the sovereignty of Malaysia leaves something to be
desired. Zahidās is a racist and bigoted view, pure and simple.
Iāve previously blogged about the winners of valour awards, not
including those who had laid down their lives, are maimed, and not
forgetting the non-Malay police officers.
I guess when the Chinese and Indians were bleeding and dying for this
country, Zahid might just have been a dirty glint in his fatherās eyes.
I am not insulting this dull fellow, just that this shallow-minded
individual needs some input regarding who was the first Malaysian to be
awarded the Pingat Gagah Berani. He was a Chinese! Sergeant Chong Yong Chin PGB of the First Federation Regiment.
Dey Zahid, I suppose you did not know that. Insults have to be politely reciprocated with civility, I am doing just that.
Did you not know who was the first recipient of the Pingat Gagah
Berani in the Congo? That person too was a Chinese, Lieutenant Lee Ah Pow PGB, read about how shoddily he was treated too! It had to take
Brigadier R.S. Noronha of the Indian army (during a UN peacekeeping
mission in Congo) to recommend him for an award. Lt Lee had shown
exemplary courage and tremendous restraint under fire, yet his own
Malaysian high command overlooked his valour.
There was another young Chinese officer, Lt David Fu Chee Meng, who too was awarded the PGB at the Battle of Tanah Hitam.
So those guys were not patriotic enough for you? Here is my
favourite, someone I know personally, Sergeant Choo Woh Soon PGB, my
wifeās uncle. The short guy in the centre of the photo is Sergeant Choo
Woh Soon PGB. This guy, patriotic enough for you. My wife's uncle.
This is my father in law Corporal Choo Woh Hup, the elder brother of Sergeant Choo Woh Soon PGB
How about this where a sorry excuse for an officer caused the death
of 13 Italian airmen in the Congo. The Malay Major had shirked his responsibilities of providing the airmen with protection, placed them in
danger by ordering them to be brought to the mess and allowed them to
be captured by the rebels. The Major then further disgraced himself by
ordering all the officers and men at the mess to surrender their weapons
to the rebels who had surrounded them, which they did sheepishly.
I will not even talk about the vandalising of the Hoba meteorite in Namibia.
Here is another Indian, who after serving a total of 29 years in both
the police force and the army is denied his pension. The reason being
he did not attend the weapons course and tactics course. What weapons
and tactics course, when he and his men wiped out the remnants of the
enemy in Selangor. What would his unshaved instructors teach him? Read
about him, Captain Courageous aka Mukhtiar Singh s/o Sodagar Singh.
In any other army in the world today, they would have cited Mukhtiar
Singh for courage and piled honours on him without any questions asked.
Unfortunately he is an Indian in Malaysia, get that Zahid?
Here is a picture of an all Chinese group of Kinta Valley Homeguards who
fought the Malayan Communist Party. More pics here...
The problem with people like Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is he does not know
about people like these Chinese and Indians who were willing to die for
Malaysia unconditionally. They only wanted to be treated fairly. The
current situation is like āsome people are more equal than othersā.
East Māsians discriminated against
People like Zahid are wind bags, full of foul air and all empty talk.
If you notice the minorities were significant in numbers in the
forces when Malaysia was in danger, from the Japanese occupation of
Malaya, the Emergency, Confrontation and the subsequent Emergency until
the cessation of hostilities by the Malayan Communist Party.
Remember the Communist Party of Malaya did not surrender. It was a
treaty for the cessation of hostilities. Freeing our Great Leader to
push his agenda of Ketuanan Melayu, subsequently his achievements were ā¦
I shall just cite one, i.e. the amazing statement that Anwar Ibrahim
socked himself in the left eye to gain public sympathy and give the
police a bad name.
Mahathir could not do many of the things he has done
if the Malayan Communist Party was on the warpath as it would increase
their numbers. Zahid, being an ardent fan of this old goat, is still
playing to the gallery.
Soldiers who have served, the non-Malays, know what it is to be
discriminated against because of their race and religion. Even the
Bumiputras of Sabah and Sarawak are discriminated against, as most of
them are Christians.
While at this, being an ex-soldier and all, I have seen many East
Malaysian officers serving in combat units. Why did not any one of them
make it to General? Not good enough?
Look at how brave, loyal and patriotic they are. See in the archives
for the records Iāve compiled. After seeing the results of the Sibu ābuy
electionsā, where the BN lost, I guess they saw the writing on the wall
and recently promoted an Iban officer to become the first Iban who made
it to General, Stephen Mundaw, in September this year.
Anyway that is peanuts, East Malaysians should demand and expect at
least a 4-star General from amongst the Ibans, whose bodies have been
littered across the battle fields in Malaysia. Their courage and
ferocity in battle is unmatched.
Treat everyone equally on a level playing field and you will not need
to ask for the non-Malays to defend this country. The numbers would be
so huge that you would have to send most of them back.
In the military, the non-Malay is ridden like a horse, for the
greater benefit of the majority. No rewards, when it comes to promotions
and benefits ā¦ they forget you. You know about the old race horse, that
it runs until it drops dead or is put out to pasture. Most non-Malays
make it to the rank of Major, I am sure you have heard this before,
about the infamous glass ceiling. That is the rank you have to be happy
with.
You are not promoted on merit. I know of guys who can barely speak
English but become Generals. During my time all the courses were in
English. Ask the ex and serving non-Malays about the subtle hints to
convert. They do not even respect your faith by suggesting that. If
theyāre always hinting to you that you should convert, it means they
look down on you.
Religious and racial discrimination go hand in hand.
I have also had the privilege of seeing a Generalās knees tremble,
when he stepped out of my Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) as I helped
him down. This was after an exchange of fire. I was the escort commander
and he was riding in my IFV in Somalia.
A hundred non-Malays would, without hesitation and asking questions,
charge a hill of 10,000 enemies to defend their country, Malaysia, if
you treated them and their offspring as Malaysians and not as dhimmis
and second-class citizens.
I could continue shellacking Ahmad Zahid until the cows come home but
it is us who are to be blamed. He is the MP for Bagan Datuk, Perak.
Those of us who continue supporting MCA and the MIC, are actually
getting him elected year in, year out. Your votes have made him
arrogant. If you notice his majority is actually shrinking. So the
strongest message for the Defence Minister would be to boot this racist
Umno supremacist out of Parliament in the next general elections.
Never forget.
For all comments go here.......
āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā This article, first published Nov 12, is taken from the blog Seventh
Rangers (Mech) and reproduced here with the authorās permission and
some minor editing by CPI.
Zahid has a lot of vengeance built up in him. He was not born in Malaysia An Indonesian who came from Pornorogo made his way up through UMNO. His dedication for our nation is highly questionable.But not many Malays realise this. Today though he is President of UMNO is hated by most of UMNO members.
Ibans of Sarawak have served to protect, safeguard and defend Malaya from 1947 onwards as professional jungle trackers. Way before Malaya independence. They have become the Sarawak Rangers, and later become Malaysian Rangers. Now Sarawakians, mostly Dayaks, are serving in 10 Batallion of Malaysian Rangers in the whole of Malaysia. Is that not enough? Where are the Malays to defend Tanah Melayu? Why Malaya have to rely on 10 Batallion Malaysian Rangers to defend itself? Where are THE BRAVE AND LOYAL MALAYS?????
For these scums of the nation, who elevate themselves by trampling on others , they are so despicable, they won't last awhile outside Malaysia. Infact, it's so obvious their insecurities made them the racist monsters that they are!
Great article for all to read... it's a wake call to all ministers who talk a lot abt patriotism...