The Marine

It is the Marine, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Marine, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Marine, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Marine who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and who is memorialized by the draping of the flag.  
-Robert J. Matava
United States Marine Corps
Third Division