Tuesday, July 03, 2007

'An army marches on its stomach’


When the famed warrior Napoleon Bonaparte uttered the above words he was only drawing our attention to the reality that soldiers, like all of us, have to eat to live. By readily answering the nation’s call a fighting man may earn a badge for his bravery and sacrifice. But when the days’ hard fighting is done, the thoughts of young men, as Bonaparte observed, naturally turn to a good meal. In this picture we see some of our brave heroes preparing a quick meal in a makeshift camp in the thick jungles of Thoppigala. While a hot meal is keenly anticipated, they cannot afford to lay down their rifles for danger is ever present.
Pic by - Rukmal Gamage

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