Remembrance and Thanks

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 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. - Charles M. Province

The story of America's quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots. ~Randy Vader

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree. ~Thomas Campbell

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights. ~Felix Frankfurter

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. - John Stuart Mills

If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag. ~Author Unknown

Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. ~Louis D. Brandeis

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine

Thank you to those who paid the ultimate price in keeping this country free. You are not forgotten. Thank you to the many men and woman who have fought over the years to give us the continued freedom that we so enjoy. Thank you to those who continue to fight for this country. You are all appreciated and thought of with honor and respect.