I post this about every Veterans Day to say thanks to all who served or are serving now to protect freedom. It's from an e mail I received a few years back and I remember the old saying " All gave some, some gave all" Thanks n God Bless all Veterans out there. John T Nordhoff in Indiana, proud father of a US Marine It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,
> >who has given us freedom of religion.
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> >It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
> >who has given us freedom of the press.
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> >It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
> >who has given us freedom of speech.
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> >It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,
> >who has given us freedom to assemble.
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> >It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
> >who has given us the right to a fair trial.
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> >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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> >who serves under the Flag,
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> >ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD,
> >AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
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