Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Veterans Day to all of our Armed Forces past & present! Never forget that America is the land of the free because it's the home of the brave...freedom has a cost. Thank you for your service!

 

Thanks to all that served and to those that continue to serve

 

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, not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

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

© Copyright 1970 2010
Charles M. Province, U.S. Army