Mays Street & Old Settlers Park
It Is the Soldier Not the Declaration of Independence ...
RECEIVED Wed., May 26, 2004
Dear Editor,
I received a book titled Northland Spirit. In it is a statement by Dennis Edward O'Brien regarding freedoms. I would appreciate you printing it in your letter to the editor column.
"It is the soldier not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
"It is the soldier not the poet who has given us the 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."
I received a book titled Northland Spirit. In it is a statement by Dennis Edward O'Brien regarding freedoms. I would appreciate you printing it in your letter to the editor column.
"It is the soldier not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
"It is the soldier not the poet who has given us the 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."
Granddaughter, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, and cousin of soldiers
Diane Halversen
Planet Earth
Diane Halversen
Planet Earth
