late posting

[goatster]

i got this a few days ago and was going to post but it got lost in the shuffle.after hearing that a guy i played cars with a few times was killed in Iraq by a suicide bomber.18 others were injured.

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It is the
VETERAN,

not the preacher,

who has
given us freedom of religion.

It is the
VETERAN,

not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the
VETERAN,

not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the
VETERAN,

not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.


It is the
VETERAN,

not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.



It is the
VETERAN,

not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.



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It is the
VETERAN
who
salutes the Flag,



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It is the
Veteran
who serves
under the Flag,

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ETERNAL
REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON
THEM.





I'd be E XTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.




God
Bless them all!!!

[MCDavis]

Great post, goatster!

[Eracer]

It's such a shame that we still have to ask our young men (and women) to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to secure these things.