{"id":1096,"date":"2012-05-28T09:48:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2012-05-29T23:53:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T23:53:38","slug":"memorial-day-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1096","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.<\/p>\n

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.<\/p>\n

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to demonstrate.<\/p>\n

It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

~~ Father Denis Edward O’Brien, USMC<\/p>\n