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Thursday, November 10, 2011

In Honor of Our Veterans

The Following Poem Appears on the NorthEast Kansas Korean War Memorial. 
 
 
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 politicianWho 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 Michael Province, U.S. Army
 
 
Copyright Charles M. Province, 1970, 2005
 
 
 
In Honor of My Father, a Korean War and WW2 Veteran
And all Veterans who have served our Nation and Our People to earn and preserve Our Freedom 
as well as fought for the peoples of other nations whose freedoms are in danger. 

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