Found this and wanted to share.
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:58 am
I went searching the web for interesting new blinkies and found this beautiful poem. I just wanted to share it with all of you.
It Has Always Been the Soldierâ€
It is the soldier,
not the President who gives us democracy.
It is the soldier,
not the Congress who takes care of us.
It is the soldier,
not the Reporter who has given us Freedom of the Press.
It is the soldier,
not the Poet who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It is the soldier,
not the campus Organizer who has given 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
that allows the Protester to burn the flag.
Father Dennis O’ Brien
U.S. Marine Corp. Chaplain
It Has Always Been the Soldierâ€
It is the soldier,
not the President who gives us democracy.
It is the soldier,
not the Congress who takes care of us.
It is the soldier,
not the Reporter who has given us Freedom of the Press.
It is the soldier,
not the Poet who has given us Freedom of Speech.
It is the soldier,
not the campus Organizer who has given 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
that allows the Protester to burn the flag.
Father Dennis O’ Brien
U.S. Marine Corp. Chaplain