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."
On 4 August, 1964, Sandy Gall reported from the jungles of Borneo on the ongoing undeclared war between Indonesia and Malaysia. The conflict had begun on 20 January 1963 after President Sukarno opposed the formation of Malaysia, established after the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak merged.
Here cameras capture Gurkha soldiers engaged in the jungle warfare, as well as the ’ hearts and minds' campaign of the British Army, and rare footage of Sukarno’s fighters engaged in a raid near Barrio.
Thank you to all the Commonwealth Troops for your services especially in the area of Gunung Gajah now Kampung Bunan village near Mongkos at the border of Sarawak and Kalimantan where a heavy shoot out happened and there was curfew.
As a Dayak from Sarawak, Malaysia, I don’t want to be part of a country that cannot manage its own overpopulation, massive poverty, social issues, and unreported crimes. I’m also proud that we’ve remained Dayak, despite attempts at Islamization to turn us into Malays (happened in 1940s~).
Also, thanks to the British and Brooke family, we were protected, educated, and left with a system that is still acceptable and in use today.
Sadly, British politicians now seem to be destroying their own nation. Britain is no longer "Great".
I know our government is not perfect, but for now, it is still far better than many others. We managed to stabilize ourselves, even though Sarawak was neglected under vile chief minister during Mahathir's era.
Corruption and greed exists everywhere, but the only way to fight them is for the community to stay united, informed, and willing to take action.
