Although those lines from Kipling’s Recessional aren’t directly applicable, nevertheless, as we honor our country by honoring its flag today, let us remember to honor those who have risked—and sometimes sacrificed—all to give us the opportunity to join them in defending “liberty and justice for all”.
Take time, as you consider the sacrifices of the Founders and the countless men and women who have defended the flag and all it stands for, to also consider the plight of the Marines of Haditha who are being tried by a Jusy of Jackasses in the Mass Media Podpeoples Army and these marines (and one saillor) who are being held without charges in solitary confinement for an alleged crime (for which as yet, remember, they have not been charged). Remember that the foes our men and women in uniform face in defense of this nation and its flag are not always foreign, and cannot always be defeated with the typical arms of war.
Michelle Malkin has a number of links and powerful citations concerning the “Pendleton 8” and their plight. Honoring the flag today means, among other things, honoring the principle of “liberty and justice for all”—including servicemen and women accused of but not even charged with possible crimes in a war zone.
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Running it up the flagpole at Stuck on Stupid, The Conservative Cat and the CIA (Cigar Intelligence Agency)
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