It is the Soldier
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 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, and whose coffin is
draped by the flag, who allows the
protester to burn the flag.
-Dennis Edward O’Brien
Dennis Edward O’Brien was born on 8 October 1923 in Dallas, Texas, United States of America. Mr. O’Brien served in the United States Marine Corp in World War 2. He was ordained a priest on 13 June 1953 and served in Africa, Mexico, and the United States of America. He eventually became a chaplain, with the title Father, in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Dennis Edward O’Brien passed on at 78 years of age on 29 August 2002.
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 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, and whose coffin is
draped by the flag, who allows the
protester to burn the flag.
-Dennis Edward O’Brien
Dennis Edward O’Brien was born on 8 October 1923 in Dallas, Texas, United States of America. Mr. O’Brien served in the United States Marine Corp in World War 2. He was ordained a priest on 13 June 1953 and served in Africa, Mexico, and the United States of America. He eventually became a chaplain, with the title Father, in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Dennis Edward O’Brien passed on at 78 years of age on 29 August 2002.