At this time it just makes sense to remind ourselves:
- "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."
(Authored by
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC