Sometimes, that our friends may live, we must risk death.

We are so used to seeing men in uniform assaulting DPM's and spraying chemical-laced-water on our friends that it's hard to see them as people with guts and feelings and loyalties and fears.

Here is a blog every Malaysian must read - one that puts a very human face on our Military, and bears witness to the heroism of these silent few.
To the author;
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your life with us, and giving us a glimpse of the heroes who serve, suffer, and are ready to die in silence, that we may sleep without fear for our security.
I am especially touched by this post of a real-life search and rescue.

To be sure, the RMAF is very different from the PDRM, but this blog goes a long way in opening my eyes about ALL our men and women in uniform.

On the downside, i quote:
Other than for the crew involved in the rescue, the air force has forgotten the events that led to joy substituting sorrow. Timely recognition was miscarried. Lessons as to why of seven aircraft in search for one missing pilot only one yielded results, is now permanently lost.
It would appear that the the penchant of our leaders not to learn from mistakes (and not to appreciate those who do) is not limited to the civilian administration.