Talk about using another's experience for ones gain
I've been reading the blog of Michael Yon for well over a year or so, the infamous blogger cum amateur photographer and observer of the ongoing wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, he is currently pursuing a lawsuit against a huge ass media conglomorate for copyright infringements, find out more on his site with the link above and the support link i've just added to the right.
One of the many reasons for me supporting his work is his representation of the soldier's point of view from the frontline, some may dismiss his articles and such as propaganda but i for one think otherwise, coming from a military familiy myself i have asked the question a dozen of times, if a member of your family is involved in a conflict far away from home, and perhaps if anyone of them were to die in that conflict, i would want to know why he/she went to fight such a war and for what believes he/she died preserving.
Many of us in this time and age forget that blood has been spilled for our lives to prosper in their loss, and certainly shocking when people take it for granted, than perhaps they may have died in vein, i might be Singaporean but i do greatly appreciate the Men & Women of the Allied forces during the 2nd World War who fought against the facist and imperialist occupiers of our time and brought us hope and a future.
I do not yearn for National Service, my due entry in December, but i believe that NS has a purpose and that purpose be fulfilled by my contribution to the armed forces, in whatever they assign me to do, i'll do it to the fullest of my being. This is no public propaganda from from the Government. Its a personal call of duty and my personal philosophy in doing my best whilst serving my time.
So think it through, if you are going to serve, or have already served, you are not serving the Government, the Generals, or perhaps your Sergeant.
You are serving your loved ones, you aren't alone.
One of the many reasons for me supporting his work is his representation of the soldier's point of view from the frontline, some may dismiss his articles and such as propaganda but i for one think otherwise, coming from a military familiy myself i have asked the question a dozen of times, if a member of your family is involved in a conflict far away from home, and perhaps if anyone of them were to die in that conflict, i would want to know why he/she went to fight such a war and for what believes he/she died preserving.
Many of us in this time and age forget that blood has been spilled for our lives to prosper in their loss, and certainly shocking when people take it for granted, than perhaps they may have died in vein, i might be Singaporean but i do greatly appreciate the Men & Women of the Allied forces during the 2nd World War who fought against the facist and imperialist occupiers of our time and brought us hope and a future.
I do not yearn for National Service, my due entry in December, but i believe that NS has a purpose and that purpose be fulfilled by my contribution to the armed forces, in whatever they assign me to do, i'll do it to the fullest of my being. This is no public propaganda from from the Government. Its a personal call of duty and my personal philosophy in doing my best whilst serving my time.
So think it through, if you are going to serve, or have already served, you are not serving the Government, the Generals, or perhaps your Sergeant.
You are serving your loved ones, you aren't alone.
posted by Kao Wen Sheng at 6/14/2006 03:20:00 AM
1 Comments:
Respect and salute to your mentality about serving your country. As you get older, you get more serious about National Service (and that is why reservist training is getting tougher and tougher these days!). Someone in the higher powers realised this... finally....
NS will be a walk in the park, and I am glad to hear, for once, a young man who will do his best to serve and put in his best (it will be trying, believe me)... better than having to spend the next two years of your life bitching about NS like some auntie in the market.
Salute!
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