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God bless and have mercy on zlala's brother

God bless and have mercy on Radix's son

Thank you so much for remembering him. We are greatful for all the fasting and prayer on his behalf. We are fasting and praying on the behalf of all our military and support personnel. And for Pres. Bush and the other leaders who carry the heavy burden of this decision. God bless you. And God America.

This is the speech given by Lt. Colonel Tim Collins, commander of the 1st Battalion of The Royal Irish, on the eve of battle in Iraq (courtesy of MadIvan and mrustow).

“It is my foremost intention to bring every single one of you out alive, but there may be people among us
who will not see the end of this campaign.

“We will put them in their sleeping bags and send them back. There will be no time for sorrow.”

“The enemy should be in no doubt that we are his Nemesis, and that we are bringing about his rightful
destruction. There are many regional commanders who have stains on their souls, and they are stoking
the fires of Hell for Saddam.

“He and his forces will be destroyed by this coalition for what they have done. As they die, they will
know their deeds have brought them to this place. Show them no pity.

“We go to liberate, not to conquer. We will not fly our flags in their country. We are entering Iraq to free
a people, and the only flag that will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Show respect for them.
There are some who are alive at this moment who will not be alive shortly. Those who do not wish to go
on that journey, we will not send.

“As for the others, I expect you to rock their world. Wipe them out, if that is what they choose. But if you
are ferocious in battle, remember to be magnanimous in victory.

“It is a big step to take another human life. It is not to be done lightly.

“I know of men who have taken life needlessly in other conflicts. I can assure you, they live with the
mark of Caine upon them. If someone surrenders to you, then remember they have that right in
international law, and ensure that one day they go home to their family. The ones who wish to fight, well,
we aim to please.

“If you harm the regiment or its history by over-enthusiasm in killing or in cowardice, know it is your
family who will suffer. You will be shunned unless your conduct is of the highest, for your deeds will
follow you down through history. We will bring shame on neither our uniform nor our nation.

“It is not a question of if [we will face chemical weapons], it’s a question of when. We know he has
already devolved the decision to his lower commanders, and that means he has already taken the
decision himself. If we survive the first strike we will survive the attack.

“Iraq is steeped in history. It is the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood and the birthplace of
Abraham. Tread lightly there. You will see things that no man could pay to see and you will have to go a
long way to find a more decent, generous, and upright people than the Iraqis. You will be embarrassed by their hospitality, even though they have nothing.

“Don’t treat them as refugees for they are in their own country. Their children will be poor, in years to
come they will know that the light of liberation in their lives was brought by you. If there are casualties of
war, then remember that when they woke up and got dressed in the morning, they did not plan to die this
day. Allow them dignity in death. Bury them properly and mark their graves.

"As for ourselves, let’s bring everyone home, and leave Iraq a better place for us having been there. Our
business now is north.”

Dearest Father in Heaven, please bless and protect our President, George W. Bush. Grant him wisdom and insight and strength and perserverance in Thy will.
Bless and protect his family.
We beg Thy mercy for innocents, and ask that Thou shield our nation and the world from acts of evil. We beg Thy mercy to help us free Iraq and thus show the innocents there that Thou dost truly care for them, for even the least of them.

In Jesus' precious name we pray.

I will check that these our honored dead are listed at this thread for them, and our prayers go out to them and their loved ones.

Our Fallen Heroes, Everlasting Thanks