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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”

“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 anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

“Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man."
“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

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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."

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Sybil Kathigasu George Medal - Heroine of Malaya, forgotten by Malaysia - Freedom fighter
Sunday, September 03, 2017

Sybil Kathigasu with George Medal

NST : By Veena Babulal - September 4, 2017 @ 11:46a.

LAST year, Google catapulted Sybil Kathigasu into the spotlight by dedicating a doodle to the wartime nurse on her 117th birthday, which fell on Sept 3. As a result, Sybil’s name became one of the most trending searches of that week and with it, her epic display of courage gained global attention. Sybil’s refusal to yield to Japanese soldiers who tortured her for information on resistance fighters earned her the George Medal for courage in 1948.

Time magazine, in 1948, referred to her as the “Edith of Malaya” after Edith Cavell, a British nurse who was executed by a firing squad for aiding the escape of allied soldiers during World War 1.  Sybil and her husband, Dr Abdon Clement Kathigasu, operated a clinic in the small town of Papan, on the outskirts of Ipoh, Perak, where they covertly supplied medicine, and provided medical services and refuge to resistance fighters for years until their capture in 1943.

The couple also surreptitiously shared information gleaned from BBC broadcasts on banned shortwave radio sets. Sybil’s lips were sealed even when Japanese soldiers hung her 7-year-old daughter, Dawn, from a tree with her hands bound and a rope tied around her chest with burning coal placed under her.

But Google’s doodle on Sybil might be the only highlight of what she is remembered for, as the history syllabus in public schools continued to remain oblivious to her contributions nearly 70 years after her death. The National Professors Council’s head of the history, heritage and socio-culture cluster Professor Datuk Dr Teo Kok Seong said it was high time that History textbooks were reviewed to include Sybil.

He said the review could be easily done by researching her memoir, No Dram of Mercy, as part of the five-yearly schedule for updates and  it would not take much time or funds. “It’s a shame that she is not mentioned in textbooks. “(The late) Sybil’s contribution is big and the least she deserves is an unvarnished account of her deeds.”

“Sybil is also one of the many unsung heroes of our history. There are also underrated figures, such as Yap Ah Loy, who is widely regarded by many as one of the founding fathers of Kuala Lumpur, but is barely mentioned beyond a paragraph in textbooks,” added Teo. He said Sybil, being a woman of minority descent, could also become the poster girl to push for a more balanced representation of all races in the Malaysian historical narrative.

“The Education Ministry should strive to strike a better balance in the representation
of minorities by doing a review. “It will also bring change to the historical narrative,” said Teo. He further said the review should be done within the 1Malaysia framework to serve as an impetus to engineer social change. Teo said history advocates could also open up social media for discussions on the subject, using it as a platform to pitch who students should learn about.

“Malaysians can put up petitions and vote for icons like Sybil to be included and suggest names. Political will can also swing in favour of causes like these if there are strong social media campaigns,” he added. Parent Action Group for Education chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said the “democratic” review would be a vital step in making the subject less snooze-worthy.

She said people would be excitedly debating and pitching ideas on figures and events they felt the next generation needed to know about. “Frankly I think all students have had an overdose of Para-meswara and the old Malay sultanate,” said Azimah, referring to the founder of Melaka. “History is not dead or stagnant. The fact that they can review Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics means that they should be doing it for this subject.”

“(In this case), acknowledging Sybil in the syllabus sends a good message to students that credit will be given where it’s due in Malaysia and that all races helped build the nation,” she added. Azimah said honouring Sybil by including her in the books would also mark a milestone for women as they were largely sidelined in historical accounts on the country’s struggle for independence.

She said alongside Sybil, there were many icons, such as Tan Sri P. Ramlee and Genting founder Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, and issues, such as mass murders during World War 2 and concentration camps run by the Japanese, that deserved to be documented in textbooks. Badan Warisan Malaysia president Elizabeth Cardosa said Sybil’s fortitude against the circumstances of the Japanese Occupation, her subsequent incarceration and torture should be recounted on every possible level.

“There should be no excuse of not having enough information to include Sybil in the annals of Malaysian history,” she said. She added that documentation available included Sybil’s memoir and oral histories. Her old shophouse in Papan, which is now a museum dedicated to her, also served as a valuable resource. “The question of its inclusion in our national history is one of how it fits into the official national historical narrative.”

Former history teacher Chan Cheng Huat said while the final say on including historical figures in the syllabus rested with the Education Ministry, social media campaigns could tip the scales. “If the campaign works, then the whole syllabus should be reviewed after weighing the contributions of Sybil or anyone society feels deserves recognition.”

“There is no need to hire external consultants; it has the resources to do so in the Curriculum Development Division and it can always run them through experts such as Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim for an assessment,” said the National Union of the Teaching Profession executive council member.
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