November 11~We Honor All Who Have
Served and Sacrificed For The Freedoms We Enjoy.
It was the Veteran,
Not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It was the Veteran,
Not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It was the Veteran,
Not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It was the Veteran,
Not the police,
Who has given us the right to be secure in our persons.
It was the Veteran,
Not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the right to demonstrate.
It is the Veteran,
Not the politician,
Who defends our Nation
It is the Veteran,
Who salutes the flag.
Who served under the flag.
Who gave his oath to support and defend
The Constitution and Our Nation
Against all Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
It is the Veteran,
Willing to give his life to protect your freedoms and mine.
Whose coffin is draped by the flag.
It was the Veteran,
With faith in God
Who has given us all our Freedoms.
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD,
AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; for your rod and staff, they comfort me…” Psalm 4. To 231 year’s of liberty and freedom: Thank-You Almighty God and U.S. Marines, Soldiers, Sailiors, Airmen and Coastguardsmen!
I love this poem. It states what we defended America for.
That is a great and telling poem about patriotism reminiscent of Father Denis Edward O’Brien’s USMC poem about the soldier, both versions tell the truth. Thank you all veterans.
…close by we have the 436th Eagle Wing Mortuary Affairs mission and my family knows what freedom is all about daily, and sees what the ultimate sacrifices are all about as well! What an honor and a blessing to behold. “Our Father, who art in heaven….deliver US from evil. Amen and Let’s Roll!” ~UF93~ Todd Beamer at 10:00 a.m. on 9-11-01 over Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Thank you all for sharing on this special day. And thank you all for America being the land of the free.