<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Beautiful,</div><div>Jerilyn, thank you so much for this wonderful poem! God bless the United States of America in a huge thanks to those who serve!</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <br>Paul M. Martinez</span><div>President, national Federation of the blind Florida<br><br></div><div><div>813-390-5720</div><div><br>With love, hope and determination we transform dreams into reality</div><div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 11, 2021, at 9:28 AM, Jerilyn Higgins via NFBF-L <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Greetings NFB family,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Would like to thank all Veterans, and a special thanks to the blind Veterans in our affiliate that served our country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Veterans poem <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">not the preacher </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Who has given us the freedom of religion.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Not the reporter </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Who has given us the freedom of the press.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Not the poet</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Who has given us the freedom of speech.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Not the campus organizer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Who has given us the freedom to assemble.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Not the lawyer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Who has given us the right to a fair trial.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Not the politician</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">Who has given us the right to vote.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran who honors the flag </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">It’s the veteran who serves under the flag </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">No matter where they serve,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">God Bless Them All!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="color:black">God Bless America!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank all Veterans today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:13.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">By Anonymous<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBF-L mailing list</span><br><span>NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account 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