Drinin
06-27-2008, 10:00 PM
. . . to those of you who have served in the military in any capacity. I was out at a Legion hall with my dad, his buddy, and son (who I consider to be a cousin and is leaving for his second tour in Iraq with his National Guard unit). This was posted on the bulletin board and I really liked it:
It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.
— Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, Sergeant, USMC
So again, thanks for doing what you do and have some fun on the 4th.
It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.
— Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, Sergeant, USMC
So again, thanks for doing what you do and have some fun on the 4th.