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It is the soldier, not the reporter,
who has given us Freedom of 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, who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag
that allows the protester to burn the flag.
By Father Dennis O’Brien
Chaplain, USN
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“Soldiers from Bravo Battery, FIRES Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment launch a round downrange, Tuesday, Nov. 30 during a M777 Howitzer live fire exercise on the Grafenwoehr Training Area.”
via Fuck Yeah! U.S. Army.
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Somebody’s gonna give you a lesson in losin’
Somebody’s gonna do to you what you’ve been doin’
And I hope that I’m around
To watch ‘em knock you down
Somebody’s gonna give you a lesson in hurtin’
Somebody’s gonna leave you with your fire burnin’
And no way to put it out
Baby there ain’t no doubt
You’re a bull-hearted man - joe dee messina
Somebody’s gonna do to you what you’ve been doin’
And I hope that I’m around
To watch ‘em knock you down
Somebody’s gonna give you a lesson in hurtin’
Somebody’s gonna leave you with your fire burnin’
And no way to put it out
Baby there ain’t no doubt
You’re a bull-hearted man - joe dee messina
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A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, National Guard or Reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount “up to, and including my life.
