Respecting the U.S. soldier. Always liked this song and this poem.

NEW * The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt. Barry Sadler {Stereo} 1966

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Ballad of the Green Berets performed by The U.S. Army Band

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It Is The Soldier…..

It is the Soldier, not the minister 
Who has given us freedom of religion.

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 freedom to protest.

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 beneath the flag,
 And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
 Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

-Charles M. Province-