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Father Denis Edward O’Brien, Sergeant, USMC
What is “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 protestor to burn the flag.”