Let me vent a minute about America's freedoms

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  Some 'civilians' I know were recently discussing how screwed up our county is because of the U.S. military is following the direction of the President of the United States, so I want to vent a few frustrations.
  
  Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or a veteran. We are Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless of our party affiliation. Our Chain of Command is to include our Commander-In-Chief (CinC). The President (for those who didn't know) is our CinC regardless of political party. We have no inside track on what happens inside those big important buildings where all those representatives meet. All we know is that when those civilian representatives screw up the situation, they call upon the military to go straighten it out.
  
  It is the Veteran, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
  
  It is the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
  
  It is the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.
  
  It is the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the 'free speech' protester to burn the flag."