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."
The German prisoners-of-war (P.O.Ws.) In Singapore also had a share in stirring up the sepoys against the British. The sepoys who were put to guard the German P.O.Ws. Were told of bad stories about the British by these prisoners. The P.O.Ws. Also said that Britain was losing the War.
In November 1914, the British government decided to send the sepoys to Hong Kong. The sepoys, however, heard the rumours that they might be sent to Europe or Turkey to fight the Muslims. In February 1915, when the sepoys received orders to sail to Hong Kong, they decided to rebel.
An Indian Muslim religious leader, Nur Alum Shah, instilled anti-British feelings in the Muslims in Singapore. He also visited the sepoys and told them that it was their religious duty to rise up against the British.
On 15 February 1915, the sepoys rose up against the British. The rebellion was known as the Sepoy Mutiny. The rebels went around killing British people. The British government was caught unprepared. Soon, they sought help from other countries. The Mutiny finally ended after ten days. About forty people were killed and some wounded. The guilty sepoys were arrested and tried in court. About thirty-six of them were executed in public. The source....
