It is the Soldier
March 27th, 2009
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 Michael Province, US Army.
The people who voted for Obama must not understand the meaning of the Soldier poem. I hope those people will help make things right again. I hope this is not the ‘change’ they were looking for! The United States as we know it will never be the same after this destructive administration is done. We must take our country back and get this leftist out of office!
Great poem and a great site! Thank God for our freedoms provided to us by our great men and women in the military!