Memorial Day 2015

[Cne C]

Hi all,
Some photography about Memorial Day 2015 in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (France) are avalaible http://www.delegationgeneralesf51.com

Special thanks to
480th Fighter Squadron
SSgt Ken Jones, USAFE band
Honor Guard, Ramstein Air Base
86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

:salute2:

 

[Sara]

For those who sacrificed...

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
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 freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
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.

~Charles Michael Province, U.S. Army

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[MontyB]

Man I hate that verse because in each case those freedoms in most countries from ancient Greece, the French revolution even to the American Revolution were not given by the army but rather taken by the people.