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They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war.įor these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest-until the victory is won. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. Lead them straight and true give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

#PRAYER FOR D DAY REMEMBRANCE FREE#

It has come to pass with success thus far.Īnd so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:Īlmighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Give us Faith in Thee Faith in our sons Faith in each other Faith in our united crusade. Give us strength, too - strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.Īnd let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.Īnd, O Lord, give us Faith. “Lead them straight and true give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.” As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer.

Frank Cohn, who also fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and Navy veteran Dixon Hemphill, a turret officer on the USS Little Rock in the Atlantic.Īnd for us at home - fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas - whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them - help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice. The other veterans in attendance were WWII-Korea-Vietnam veteran retired Army Col. If you can get some of the spirit we had, not only in the services but in civilian life, in World War II - how the country came together. After Normandy, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge, helped in the liberation of Paris, and was involved in the race to liberate Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.Īsked what message he would like to send along to the many students on class trips who were at the ceremony, Harner said, “Bring the country together as much as you can. One of them, Lincoln Harner, was a technician 5th grade radio operator with B Battery of the 987th, assigned to the British 50th Division. Three World War II veterans were among the honored guests at the ceremony. “What’s incredible to me is, having read about the history of that (prayer), he wrote that in a weekend with his daughter and son-in-law when he had to do it in a couple days.

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