What is Freedom?
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 Freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the
Freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who serves beneath the Flag, who salutes the Flag,
whose coffin is draped by the Flag, who allows the protester to burn the
Flag.
It is the soldier, not the politician, who has given his blood, his
body, his life, who has given us these FREEDOMS.
Father Denis Edward O'Brien USMC
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