I love the sentiments of that poem.
The one I am familiar with is a slightly different version, but could easily be modified to fit your version.
The Soldier
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 under the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.
By Charles M. Province
Thank you Veterans, God Bless you.
I love the sentiments of that poem.
I do too!
The one I am familiar with is a slightly different version, but could easily be modified to fit your version.
Well, today's soldier is tomorrow's veteran, so it all works for me. :-)
Remember who guards your freedom
I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands.
He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war.
He stands tough, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this...
I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it.
I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains.
I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business.
I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people.
It's the U. S. Serviceman
not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press.
It's the U.S. Serviceman
not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.
It's the U.S. Serviceman
not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.
It's the U.S. Serviceman who
salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag, who made it possible for the protester to burn the flag!!!
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need."
- author unknown
Its time to reverse the damage that has been done to this society by the leftist. Time to rid ourselves of the bondage of Political Correctness. Time to fire judges who legislate from the bench. Time to tell the multitude of special interest groups that they are just average citizens like the rest of us, not deserving of preferential treatment. Time to take back the education of our children and teach them American history and the Founders' values. Discipline and a ggod moral compass. Those are the things I fought for, equal treatment under the law, limited government and the first 14 Amendments to the Bill of Rights.