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An
email from a visitor to Arlington
Today I went to visit the new World War II Memorial in Washington,
DC. I got an unexpected history lesson. Because I'm a baby boomer, I
was one of the youngest in the crowd.. Most were the age of my
parents, Veterans of 'the greatest war,' with their families. It was
a beautiful day, and people were smiling and happy to be there.
Hundreds of us milled around the memorial, reading the inspiring
words of Eisenhower and Truman that are engraved there.
On the Pacific side of the memorial, a group of us gathered to read
the words President Roosevelt used to announce the attack on Pearl
Harbor:
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941-- a date which will live in
infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately
attacked. "
One elderly woman read the words aloud:
'With confidence in our armed forces, with the abounding
determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.'
But as she read, she was suddenly turned
angry. 'Wait a minute,' she said, 'they left out the end of the
quote.. They left out the most important part. Roosevelt ended the
message with 'so help us God.'
Her husband said, 'You are probably right. We're not supposed to say
things like that now.' 'I know I'm right,' she insisted. 'I
remember the speech.' The two looked dismayed, shook their heads
sadly and walked away.
Listening to their conversation, I thought to myself, Well, it has
been over 50 years she's probably forgotten.' But she had not
forgotten. She was right. I went home and pulled out the book my
book club is reading --- 'Flags of Our Fathers' by James Bradley.
It's all about the battle at Iwo Jima I haven't gotten too far in
the book. It's to ugh to read because it's a graphic description of
the WWII battles in the Pacific.
But right there it was on page 58. Roosevelt's speech to the nation
ends in
' so help us God .'
The people who edited out that part of the speech when they engraved
it on the memorial could have fooled me. I was born after the war.!
But they couldn't fool the people who were there. Roosevelt's words
are engraved on their hearts.
Now I ask: 'WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE WORDS OF
HISTORY?????????'
Tell your friends. People need to know before everyone forgets.
People today are trying to change the history of America by leaving
God out of it, but the truth is, God has been a part of this nation,
since the beginning. He still wants to be...and He always will be!
Email your friends- send them this link
http://www.magnet1.com/god.htm
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