A day late but, the thought should occur to us that there have been moments in our history when the future of our nation has been held in the hands of a small group of men with firearms in their hands. Without their actions, on a given day, our world would be a much different place.



"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, 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."

Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC