Poem
The things you find on them interwebs these days:
"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 agitator,
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, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves under the flag,
And whose coffin is wrapped in the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag. "
(Charles M. Province)
"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 agitator,
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, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves under the flag,
And whose coffin is wrapped in the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag. "
(Charles M. Province)