Tuesday, November 11, 2014

A Veteran's Day thought

It's the soldier, not the reporter who has given us
Freedom of the Press.
It's the soldier, not the poet, who has given us
Freedom of Speech.
It's the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the
Freedom to Demonstrate.
It's the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the
Right to a Fair Trial.
It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag and
whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who gives the protestor the right he abuses when he burns the flag.

- Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

1 comment:

  1. KeefNovember 11, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    What a Joke the above post is.

    Freedom begins and ends within.

    Not from some public mercenary.


    "It's the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the
    Freedom to Demonstrate."

    -Kent State anyone?

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