Chapter 195: Confessions of a Somali Soldier

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My name is Adan, and I am one of the glorious warriors in the territory, and I am a very ordinary soldier belonging to the 3rd Company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the Garrison. Since joining the army a year ago, I have loved it very much. It's become my second home.

Although the daily training is very hard, none of us are tired, because only training can we enrich ourselves. According to the instructor's words, if you can't withstand the training, you are not qualified to wear this military uniform, nor are you qualified to hold a weapon to defend your compatriots, let alone liberate millions of compatriots who are in dire straits.

Therefore, every training, we not only have to finish, but also strive to be the first. We do not lack perseverance, because since childhood, our daily life is to fight against death, and all along, the cruel living environment tells us that any laziness is the road to death. In order to continue to live, in order to be able to see this shijie every day, our desire to survive makes each of us have a strong ability to bear it.

Fortunately, such a term is very unfamiliar to us, because from childhood to adulthood, we have not had a day of misfortune and suffering, and we have long become natural, so we have not cared about these things. Happiness was just as strange to us before, because for as long as we can remember, we have not tried what happiness is.

For us now, the current hardship is also a kind of happiness, because our sweat and dedication are valuable, and we can feel proud to be a member of the sacred guardians of the territory. So. Happiness is all around us all the time.

We love life now. We need to protect our current lives. In the words of the instructor, "true happiness." It is created with one's own hands and then defended with blood, and only in this way can everyone feel happy. Maybe at the beginning of the war, you will have no tomorrow, and your family and friends will lose you forever, but you will always bring happiness to them and to future generations. If we don't try. That Son will continue on your former path, suffering hunger and death every day. Do you want the old days to come again? ”

I remember that when the instructor asked this question, he came up with a roar of thousands of us together: "No." ”

"And what is your mission?"

"Fight, defend the peace and rights of the territory with your life." This is the oath of each and every one of us, not to Allah Allah, but to the greatest benefactor of all Somalis - Li Lan.

Instructors, who have always been the ones we are chasing after because of their knowledge. And also because of their thoughts, as well as their fighting skills. As for His Excellency Li Lan, the supreme leader of the territory, we have only heartfelt love. Without his leadership, there would be no territory today. Without his existence, we probably don't even know what happiness is like for the rest of our lives. It is He who shines on us as the light of Allah.

I used to be a Muslim. But no longer were, and the object of daily prayer was replaced by our leader. Allah cannot bring us happiness, but our leaders can. Every one of my comrades-in-arms. Like me, every day before going to bed, no matter how tired we are, we will pray before we go to sleep, otherwise we will not be able to sleep. Because the Supreme Leader is not only the object of our pledge of allegiance, but also the highest faith in our hearts.

In the Bagua City, nearly 300,000 young people envy our sacred identity, and every time they go home to visit relatives, the most asked question by everyone is when the territory will continue to recruit soldiers. Each of them was looking forward to it, not for the twenty dollar monthly stipend. I could feel their deep longing and feel their love for this holy warrior identity.

If we say that in the past, we joined the army for life, which was a helpless choice. Now we join the army for the territory, which is the most sacred profession in everyone's heart. Because we are all afraid, for fear that someone will come and plunder our present life, plunder everything we have. It's the most common thing in our lives in the past, but now, it must never happen again.

Defending the territory is the goal of every one of our warriors, we can fight, we can die, we are not afraid of death, everything is just for man-made disasters to completely stay away from us.

From the very beginning, each of us has been very aware of the meaning of our life and has a firm mission.

I remember very clearly what the instructor said to us in the first class, because this sentence would be in training every day and echoed in my mind.

"You have managed to enter the barracks as a recruit, but this is not something to be proud of, because in the next two years, you will be eliminated at all times. Any slackness will make you get out of here immediately, and those who want to be your substitutes can pile up a second Mount Surud. Training is very hard, it will make you carry a lifetime of pain, it is difficult to learn, it will make you feel tormented.

Eat, you eat the most haode in the whole territory, wear, you are wearing the latest camouflage military uniforms and military boots, weapons, you are holding brand new rifles, using very advanced equipment. Learning, your teachers are the best.

If you don't want to lose these, then give me the most haode state, even if you just crush your teeth, you have to hold on to me until Zuihou. In the barracks, there is no need for cowards, and there is no need for misbreeds. You can break your bones and tendons, and you can cry out in pain, but just stay in the barracks for a day, and don't let me see anyone give up. ”

None of us gave up, no one shouted tiredness, and compared to the previous days, we did not feel fortunate, but the deep satisfaction we got after being tired every day. From beginning to end, we were not eliminated because of the progress of training, although each of us was very thin at that time, but in training, we would not admit defeat because of our bodies. It's like another quote from the instructor: the body can lose, but the will must not lose.

So, each of us made it through. With the follow-up of food, our physical fitness is also growing rapidly, and the weight has changed from an average of 100 catties at the beginning to 130 catties after a year. What grows is our liliang, and what grows is our self-confidence.

Eight months ago, we could all feel the atmosphere of war, as the elite troops began to distribute ammunition, and armored vehicles and tanks were torn off their tunics, shells and ammunition, and all were loaded. It was the first time we had seen tanks up close, and we had seen those mighty weapons of war.

At the same time, each of us is deeply stimulated in our hearts, because we are also going to war. We organized and asked the instructors and superiors to let us also go to the battlefield and realize our values. But it was refuted again and again, and the reason given by the instructor was very simple, just a few simple words: you are not qualified to go to the battlefield now.

At that time, we were not convinced, and the instructor also saw our emotions, and soon when we were training, a company of elite troops came. It was a very simple real combat competition, and we lost completely. A company, beating one of our battalions, five minutes after the start of the engagement, two of our drill shells, withdrew from the battle. Half an hour later, the formation of our battalion was crippled. Of a company of elite troops, only a few people were wounded Peugeot, and none were killed.

After this exercise, each of us knew the gap between the two sides. But it didn't dampen our confidence and we put more energy and determination into training. Because we swear that one day we will be comparable to the elite troops, and we will never disappoint our leaders and reflect our values.

The battle lasted more than a month, and more than a hundred soldiers of elite units were killed and nearly a thousand wounded. When the news of the defeat of Ethiopia came, we all hated the Ethiopians, but at that time we were only deeply saddened because we could not help in any way. Can only be spent every day at checkpoints and on patrols.

At that time, each of us was very confused, because we didn't know when it would be our turn to go to war. After the confusion, there is a lot of motivation, because each of us firmly believes that as long as we persevere, one day, we can use our hands to liberate Somalia, so that the whole of Somalia can be brought under the control of our leaders, and then all Somalis can live a good life.

This is another of our beliefs to make a good life for all Somalis. This is also the wish of every territorial resident, because faith tells us that true happiness can only be achieved if all Somalis enjoy our happiness as it is.

Therefore, since joining the army, we have been very serious every day, because there is infinite belief supporting us, becoming stronger, and stronger.

However, in the last month, our 3rd Battalion has not been on a training mission because we are helping to plan the land. Nowadays, more than 500 square kilometers of land have been planned outside Bagua City. This is the credit of our month, and all the wildlife in this land has also been driven away or protected.

And with our planning, more than a dozen ploughers are working in this area. Each of us understands that this is the territory planning to plant the fields. We also heard that three other battalions of the garrison also went to four other cities, Bossaso, Erigabo, and Kalin.

Their job is the same as ours, planning the fields. If it weren't for the Surud Mountains in between, we would have been able to plan out more land. The thirst for food makes each of us very serious. Expect our leaders to work miracles again.

However, the rainy season is coming soon, but it has been six years in a row, and it has not rained, will there be rain this year? Is it irrigation with those desalinated seawater that provide citations? (To be continued......)