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."
Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, The Hero Of Battle Of Longewala Passes Away
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (Retired)
Rediff : Brigadier (retd) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, known as the hero of the
Battle of Longewala during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, died at a hospital in
Mohali on Saturday, his family said. He was 78. Great Sikh Warrior ...courage dedication and steadfastness ....Longewala Post...a long strenous night of battle and at day break 4 Hawker Hunters operating from Jaisalmer Forward Operating Base put paid to Paki plans to have lunch at Jaisalmer!
Brig Chandpuri was suffering from cancer. He is survived by his wife and three sons, his family said. Brig
Chandpuri was a recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra -- the country's
second-highest gallantry award -- for his role at Longewala, an outpost
in the Thar desert of Rajasthan.
He held off a Pakistani attack while leading a small group of Indian soldiers through the night in the 1971 war.
The 1997 Bollywood classic, Border, in which actor Sunny Deol played the role of Brig Chandpuri, was made depicting the Longewala battle. The cremation will take place on Monday with full military honours. Brig Chandpuri passed out from the Officers' Training Academy,
Chennai, in 1963 and was commissioned into the 23rd Battalion of the
Punjab Regiment. He took part in the 1965 war on the western sector and,
thereafter, served in the United Nations Emergency Force for about a
year. He also served twice as an instructor at the Infantry School,
Mhow.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh condoled the passing away of
Chandpuri, saying his exemplary and heroic leadership in the Battle of
Longewala would inspire the young soldiers and officers of the defence
services to discharge their duties with utmost devotion, commitment and
sincerity. "Very sorry to learn of the sad demise of Brigadier KS Chandpuri,
MVC. He was a very brave and distinguished soldier and the hero of the
Battle of Longewala. The nation is poorer with his passing away. My
heartfelt condolences to his family," the chief minister tweeted.
The
citation for his Mahavir Chakra Award reads: "Major Kuldip Singh
Chandpuri was commanding a company battalion of the Punjab Regiment
occupying a defended locality in the Rajasthan Sector."
At the Battle of Longewala, Brig Chandpuri exhibited dynamic
leadership, exceptional courage and determination in holding his command
intact and steadfast. He inspired his men moving from bunker to bunker
till the reinforcements arrived, the citation added.
