To all the media....

....who have tried to make political hay on the story of wounded soldiers and amputees, stick this in your pipe and smoke it.

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, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC

The freedom we enjoy was bought and paid for with the blood of men and woman just like Tammy, who consider it a privilege to serve their country and take lightly the price they pay on our behalf. The media should keep that price in mind every time they put pen to paper.