Do You Know That the Only Ones Who Give Us Life and Liberty Are Our Service Members?

Question by Leonardo: Do you know that the only ones who give us life and liberty are our service members?
It’s the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us the freedom of the press.

It’s the Soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us the freedom of speech.

It’s the Soldier, not the politicians
That ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

It’s the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag.

Best answer:

Answer by dstr
Freedom of the press is guaranteed by the constitution, not the solder, the Solders role is to protect and defend the constitution, from enemies both foreign and domestic.

http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/0297/ijde/goodale.htm

Answer by Skeptic
I love all honest and dedicated people, and even those who have been misguided.

How sad it is that our dedicated service members are asked to invade and occupy a foreign land without justification. The lives lost in the honest pursuit of good values, may have been squandered by deceitful leaders.

In Iraq, our mission is not honest. Most people in the US and around the world believe that it has a lot to do with oil and with the money that can be made while supporting military action.

Since 9/11/2001, the citizens of the US have fewer rights including:

– Less freedom of the press.
– Less freedom of speech.
– Less liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
– Less life.

I honor those honest patiots who gave their lives in the pursuit of high ideals. I question those leaders who placed our sons and daughters in harms way for hidden and dishonest reasons.

Let’s provide all citizens better health care and other benefits. Let’s stop supporting large corporate interest who have derailed America and have stolen from the treasury.