Cam Ranh '71
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Joined: 08 May 2004
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Location: Millersville, PA
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 Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 7:20 am Post subject: Memorial Day - It's The Soldier |
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Traditional Memorial Day 2004
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 to burn the flag.
~Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they percieve veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation”. ........George Washington
America’s Wars ..........1.32 million KIA’s 1775-2004
Compiled by CS
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