Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer
“Almighty 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.”Franklin Roosevelt, Prayer on D-Day, Radio Address, June 6, 1944
Congress Considers Adding FDR Prayer to World War II Memorial
H.R. 2175, World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013 - CBO
H.R. 2175 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to install within the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., an inscription of the words President Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944. The legislation would direct the Secretary to design, procure, and install the inscription; however, federal funds could not be used to prepare or install the inscription. The Secretary would be authorized to accept and spend private donations for the inscription. Under the bill, the proposed addition to the memorial would be subject to the requirements of the Commemorative Works Act.
Introduced: May 23, 2013 Status: Reported by Committee on May 29, 2014 Prognosis 20% chance of being enacted See Instead:S. 1044 (same title) Introduced:May 23, 2013 Status:Passed Senate on Jun 05, 2014
Prognosis 14% chance of being enacted
Paratroopers prepare to land June 8 near the Normandy village of Sainte Mere Eglise, France, during a mass air drop as part of commemorations of the 70 anniversary of the D-Day landing. Visible in the foreground is a bronze sculpture 'Iron Mike,' a monument dedicated to the American airborne troops who fought on the D Day. (Remy de la Mauviniere / AP
Throughout
World War II, several brothers, fathers, sons, were sent to serve their
country and due to the nature of war, several never returned. The worst
of those stories are when more than one family member is killed in
action. With a population of just 3,000
people, Bedford, VA. lost 19 men on D-Day. Two of them were brothers who
went ashore in the first wave.
This is the heartwrenching story of the losses Lucille Boggess incurred during WWII.
- See more at: http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2014/06/memories-of-great-loss-during-wwii/#sthash.0ePYJl2G.dpuf
This is the heartwrenching story of the losses Lucille Boggess incurred during WWII.
- See more at: http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2014/06/memories-of-great-loss-during-wwii/#sthash.0ePYJl2G.dpuf
Throughout
World War II, several brothers, fathers, sons, were sent to serve their
country and due to the nature of war, several never returned. The worst
of those stories are when more than one family member is killed in
action. With a population of just 3,000
people, Bedford, VA. lost 19 men on D-Day. Two of them were brothers who
went ashore in the first wave.
This is the heartwrenching story of the losses Lucille Boggess incurred during WWII.
- See more at: http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2014/06/memories-of-great-loss-during-wwii/#sthash.0ePYJl2G.dpuf
This is the heartwrenching story of the losses Lucille Boggess incurred during WWII.
- See more at: http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2014/06/memories-of-great-loss-during-wwii/#sthash.0ePYJl2G.dpuf
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