It is the Soldier

11/11/2011 07:41
by downtoearth65

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us FREEDOM OF RELIGION.

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 campuse organizer
Who has given us the FREEDOM TO PROTEST.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the RIGHT TO A FAIR TRAIL.

It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the RIGHT TO VOTE.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

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downtoearth65 11/11/2011 07:41

they will give there life........today give 2 minutes x

landranger68 10/11/2011 09:07

How very true DTE.I will be, like millions of others
standing at our village memorial tomorrow.2 minutes silence is such a cheap price to pay our respects and our gratitude.One day we all hope to live in a world that is worthy of their sacrifice.<img src='theme/emoticon_unhappy.png' />

Terence ( Terry ) 09/11/2011 23:28

this year its a special year, its all the elevens, 11th day, 11th year.

M G 09/11/2011 22:28

Is it Remembrance Day tomorrow?....sorry, got my days (and night ) mixed

JW 09/11/2011 22:17

It is deep mg. Reminded me to get my Poppy tomorrow though.

M G 09/11/2011 21:21

blimey, thats deep !!!