Memorial Day 5/31/2010
VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is
the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
VETERAN who
salutes the Flag,
the
VETERAN
who serves
under the Flag,
I’d be EXTREMELY proud if this email reached as many as possible. We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.
Makes you proud to be an AMERICAN!!!!!
Hey, it’s only my opinion.
A Hui Hou
Wonderful tribute, Thom.
Mahalo Barbara
Nicely done my good man.
Thanks Jeff. Much appreciated
Thom,
I love these tributes. The comics are all so perfect and some really gave me pause. This is a wonderful post to all have sacrified for us and this great country.
Happy Memorial Day!
Thanks. I thought so and I hope you and James had a wonderful time at the parade and have a wonderful Memorial Day as well
A very beautiful tribute indeed, Thom! Says it all! Have a great day!
Sylvia
Mahalo. And you have a great day as well
brought tears to my eyes.
Yes it tends to do that. I guess deep down every American is grateful in some way or the other as it should be
A loving tribute and beautiful post.
Mahalo Ebie.
This is a beautiful tribute, Thom. I always stand for the National Anthem and I will always do so out of respect for the men and women who serve this country and put themselves in harm’s way, especially those who sacrifices their lives so that I can enjoy the freedoms I have.
Me to Q and I always put my hand over my heart. We owe them for what we have
Mahalo 
Fantastic post Thom! This is a wonderful tribute and I like those little waving flags especially the navy one.
Thank you. I thought those added just the right touch here
if you don’t mind, i’ll refrain from commenting lest i hurt somebody’s feelings
LOL..You can say whatever you want here. You should know that by now!!
Excellent post, Thom!
Thanks!!!
Home of the brave.
xox
Indeed
lovely,
you are so very thoughtful on this…
cheers!
BEST!
Thank you very much
I don’t know where you found all of these, but they are great and really make you think.
Thanks for sharing.
I’m glad of that my friend
Hi Thom. I hope you had a great weekend and wonderful memorial day. Enjoy your day, my friend.
You too my friend. Thanks!
My fav was “the real American Idol”. Great post. Thanks for the kind words to my lady. I appreciate it…