world war II

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Video)

Remembering today the great sacrifices made by our greatest generation on this day in the cause for freedom.

Today is the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  A day when many Americans were killed or wounded and the U.S. naval fleet was decimated.  It was the event that officially drew America into WWII and definitely a day that will live in infamy.

God bless the brave Americans who served during this war sacrificed so much to protect our country.  And may God bless those who continue to do so today.

 

Obama Administration: No Prayer At World War II Memorial

The President who refused to release an Easter proclamation this year, attacks World War II veterans.

Fox News reports:

Republican lawmakers and conservative activists are expressing outrage after the Obama administration announced its objection to adding President Franklin Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The objection was noted during a congressional hearing on Rep. Bill Johnson’s (R-OH) bill – the “World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011.”

“It is unconscionable that the Obama administration would stand in the way of honoring our nation’s distinguished World War II veterans,” Johnson said. “President Roosevelt’s prayer gave solace, comfort and strength to our nation and our brave warriors as we fought against tyranny and oppression.”

Roosevelt asked the nation to join him in prayer as U.S. and allied troops launched the invasion that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. He asked God to give the allied troops courage and faith, saying, “With thy blessing we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy.”

But Robert Abbey, the director of the Bureau of Land Management, said any plaque or inscription of the prayer would “dilute” the memorial’s central message and therefore “should not be altered.”

“It is not a judgment as to the merit of this new commemoration, simply that altering the Memorial in this way, as proposed in HR 2070, will necessarily dilute this elegant memorial’s central message and its ability to clearly convey that message to move, educate, and inspire its many visitors,” Abbey said in written testimony.

You can find the D-Day prayer in question at this link.

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