[FairOpinion]

"It Is The Soldier" was authored by Charles Michael Province



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Was it? I always saw it as authored by Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC.

I really don't know. But this is the first I heard of it being authored by Province.

[Sisku Hanne]

"Mr Province has advised that Father O'Brien once sent a copy of the poem to "Dear Abby" and it was printed erroneously giving credit to Father O'Brien for writing it. It is at that point that the authorship became clouded..."

Charles M. Province, a veteran of the US Army, is the sole and single Founder and President of The George S. Patton, Jr. Historical Society. He is the author of "The Unknown Patton", "Patton's Third Army", "Patton's One-Minute Messages" and "It Is The Soldier" ©Copyright 1970-2005 by Charles M. Province