Natalie Merchant sang, "How would life have ever been the same if this
wall had carved in it one less name?" On Veteran's Day I'd like to take a few to reflect, because you can never feel sick enough to not be eternally grateful... Happy Veteran's Day!
It is the soldier and the sailor, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier and the sailor, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier and the sailor, not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier and the sailor,
Who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
Whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
-- Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC
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