Remembering all U.S. Veterans, giving them the respect they all deserve….

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-

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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
-Ronald Reagan-