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* Singapore's 1st Malay Brigade stood up bravely to the Japanese invasion. Their commander was a great man who at the end never surrendered. When they ran out of ammunition, they used the bayonets to continue fighting, and even at the end. Until, the unit was annihilated. |
* Singapore's 1st Malay Brigade stood up bravely to the Japanese invasion. Their commander was a great man who at the end never surrendered. When they ran out of ammunition, they used the bayonets to continue fighting, and even at the end. Until, the unit was annihilated. |
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** That the maybe Lt. Adnan bin Saidi, who held out during the [[Last Stand]] against the the Japanese forces, which are very overwhelming. The man is celebrated up to this day as a hero of both Singapore and Malaysia, epitomizing the "[[Badass Creed|Biar Putih Tulang, Jangan Putih Mata]]" spirit - Roughly translated as "Death Before Dishonor." You can read about this bit about his badassery here: http://badassoftheweek.com/adnan.html |
** That the maybe Lt. Adnan bin Saidi, who held out during the [[Last Stand]] against the the Japanese forces, which are very overwhelming. The man is celebrated up to this day as a hero of both Singapore and Malaysia, epitomizing the "[[Badass Creed|Biar Putih Tulang, Jangan Putih Mata]]" spirit - Roughly translated as "Death Before Dishonor." You can read about this bit about his badassery here: https://web.archive.org/web/20180321022949/http://badassoftheweek.com/adnan.html |
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* General George S. Patton - Remember that scene in [[Tim Burton]]'s [[Batman]], which has The Joker staring down the Bat-Plane, daring him to shoot? Patton really did that in North Africa, standing in the middle of an airstrip, and staring down a German fighter plane ivory-handled [[Guns Akimbo|revolvers akimbo]]. Even saying the same thing: |
* General George S. Patton - Remember that scene in [[Tim Burton]]'s [[Batman]], which has The Joker staring down the Bat-Plane, daring him to shoot? Patton really did that in North Africa, standing in the middle of an airstrip, and staring down a German fighter plane ivory-handled [[Guns Akimbo|revolvers akimbo]]. Even saying the same thing: |
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{{quote|"C'mon you gruesome son-of-a-bitch!"}} |
{{quote|"C'mon you gruesome son-of-a-bitch!"}} |
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