Remember

 

It was the Veteran, not the reporter

who has given us the freedom of the press.                            

 

It was the Veteran, not the poet,

who has given us freedom of speech.                        

 

It was the Veteran, not the lawyer,

who has given us the right to a fair trial.

 

It was the Veteran, not the campus organizer,

who has given us the right to demonstate.

 

It was the Veteran, who salutes the flag,

who served under the flag,

and whose coffin is draped by the flag,

who allows the protestor to burn the flag.

 

Written by Father Denis Edward O'Brien, United States Marine Corp