Today, 64 years later, many have forgotten the sacrifice, the loss of life, the horror that was D-day. If you wish to honor those brave men who made up that force, find a copy of "Saving Private Ryan" and take the time to watch what many who were there call the most accurate portrayal every of this day.
Most, too, have forgotten, or never heard, the June 6 comments of President Roosevelt, his prayer, for the troops and the nation. If you haven't, click the link below to listen and view some photos of that time and day. If you have never heard this, do so now, it's only about 6 minutes, but time well spent.
I have to wonder, if a President of the United States were to present these words today, what would the response be? Would some rise up and rail against this fusion of "church and state," this attempt at "establishment of religion?"
Would some demand for a prayer calling on the gods of other belief systems to bolster a sense of plurality. A prayer to the gods of Hinduism, Wicca, Islam? A prayer to Buddah?
Surely we in this great nation have forgotten the importance of prayer in the public square. On D-day even those who gave religion scant attention took time, were reverent and focused on, rather than themselves, those troops fighting and dying on those sandy shores for the cause of freedom, their freedom.
Why do we find that such a difficult thing to do today?
"We are all in the same boat on a stormy sea and
we owe each other a terrible loyalty." - G. K. Chesterson
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