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."
Gazan man murdered by Hamas after joining protests against terror group, family says By Jacob Magid
Thursday, April 03, 2025
Oday Nasser Al Rabay, who was tortured and executed in late March after participating in protests against the Hamas terror group
TOI : Relatives say Oday Nasser Al Rabay was kidnapped, tortured and executed for demonstrating, body left at family doorstep; dozens seen at funeral chanting ‘Hamas out’.
Hamas operatives kidnapped, tortured and executed a 22-year-old
Palestinian man who participated in last week’s wave of protests against
the terror group, according to his family.
Oday Nasser Al Rabay’s body was left in front of his family’s home
over the weekend. On Saturday, many dozens were filmed participating in
his funeral procession, shouting, “Hamas out!”
Hamas has reportedly been threatening Palestinians who participate in
the protests against the terror group, but this appears to be the first
time that anyone has been killed in connection to them.
The protests were held for three straight days last week, but none
were held over the weekend, amid assessments in Israel that Hamas was
intimidating protesters.
A funeral procession for 22-year-old Oday
Nasser Al Rabay, whose family said he was executed by Hamas for taking
part in demonstrations against the terror group, in the Gaza Strip,
March 29, 2025. (Screen capture: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a
of the Copyright Law)
A Gazan man who now lives in Turkey, who had published most of the
footage of the demonstrations, recently said senior Hamas officials
threatened him over his activities.
