Once upon a time,
in another country,
in another place,
we were pretty bad ass
The world was under our feet,
the sky reflected in our eyes
Home was too far away,
we were our only family
Each night we gifted death to them,
each night we waited for death
Each night was a test,
each morning a mockery of survival
Once upon a time,
in another place,
in another country,
we were pretty bad ass
Shehryar Khawar 
those were the days of thunder and Glory, and Death too close at times, and yet too far. I looked at the sky to find the shell for me, which never came, for then I wanted to die and not come back. I watched my friends die, smiling , going and never returning, I saw cowards running, I saw brave men smiling, I saw ordinary men become heroes, I saw heroes become cowards. Those were the days … I guess it’s a long time now.
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Waaah! And yes it was a long time ago. Almost 18 years
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This world but a stopping place
And life but a short span
So why not through the time race
Accomplish us whatever we can
So that generations to come
Will remember us as great once
We cannot but forever live
And we have to die but once
So why not to our country give
The life which we do easily can
(Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed)
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Truly and rightly said Sir
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THE PATRIOT’S BLOOD
IS THE SEED
OF FREEDOM’S TREE.
(Thomas Campbell)
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Well said!
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This is beautiful….
….brings back old memories of blood-brothers.
Deadly weapons those sew us together…. God-forsaken places those become a living memory…..
An excellent post, Sir…
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Thank you so much
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