"IT IS THE SOLDIER"
By Charles M. Province
(U.S. Army Vet, Founder: Gen. George Patton Historical Society)

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 give us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier
Who salutes the Flag,
Who serves under the Flag,
Whose coffin is draped in the Flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the Flag.