Posted by
Scottie on Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:55:11 PM
(For Veteran's Day, I felt this poem was appropriate and that it conveys most powerfully my own thoughts better than I can myself.)
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 freedom to demonstrate.
It's the soldier, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
And it's the soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves the flag,
whose coffin is draped in the flag,
that allows the protester to burn the flag.
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USN Chaplain Corps
On this Veteren's Day, give some thought to the freedoms you have. Freedoms that are paid for by the sacrifice and dedication of the warriors that defend them with their lives. Freedoms you take for granted in this great nation. Be grateful to those that serve, and respectful of their sacrifices. They don't ask for it, but they most assuredly deserve it. Airborne!!! -- all the way and then some.
Scottie