Memorial
Day is extra-special for me this year as my home in Key West was originally naval
housing & I daily enjoy the stream of planes overhead from Naval Air
Station Key West which is a state of the art training facility for air-to-air
combat fighter aircraft of all military services.
"It
is the Soldier" by Dennis Edward O'Brien
It
is the Soldier,
not
the reporter,
who
has given us freedom of press.
It
is the Soldier,
not
the poet,
who
has given us freedom of speech.
It
is the Soldier,
not
the campus organizer,
who
gives us 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.
WOW!
Thank
you Dennis Edward O'Brien!
After that, all I can say is that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then
enjoy my Fifty Thousand word photo essay!
FYI:
As you scroll through my 50,000 word photo essay which = a grand total of
50 photos, click on this link for "Brothers In Arms" by Dire Straits & enjoy
their original video or better yet come back to this page while listening to
the song to see the 50 photos I have chosen for my special salute to all
soldiers past, present, & those who will serve in the future!
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