REMEMBRANCE REMEMBRANCE 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 freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, Whose coffin is draped with the flag, and Who allows the protestor to burn the flag. Father Denis Edward O’Brien, USMC A Guadacanal Veteran of World War II, 11th Marines, and The chaplain for the 1st Marines Division
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