Thursday, April 16, 2009

It is the Solder!!

Saw these words in a museum on a recent trip. They are thought-provoking! Thank God for the men and women who serve and sacrifice for this great country we live in!


It is the Soldier, not the reporter

Who has given us freedom of the press.


It is the Soldier, not the poet,

Who has given us freedom of speech.


It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer,

Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.


It is the Soldier, not the lawyer,

Who has given us the right to a fair trial.


It is the Soldier, who salutes the flag,

Who serves beneath the flag,

And whose coffin is draped by the flag,

Who allows the protestor to burn the flag.


Attributed to Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

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