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My America

I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag,
Of The United States Of America,
And to The Republic For Which It Stands,
One Nation Under God, Indivisible,
With Liberty And Justice For All!

All of our other military personnel, where ever they may be, please support all of the troops defending our Country. And God Bless our Military who are protecting our Country for our Freedom. Thanks to them, and their sacrifices we can celebrate the freedom we so richly enjoy.

Freedom Isn’t Free

I watched the flag pass by one day, It fluttered in the breeze,
A young Marine saluted it, and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform so young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert He’d stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him had fallen through the years,
How many died on foreign soil how many mother’s tears?
How many pilots’ planes shot down? How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?
No, Freedom Isn’t Free.

I heard the sound of Taps one night, when everything was still,
I listened to the bugler play and felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just many times that Taps had mean “Amen,”
When a flag had draped a coffin, of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children, of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, son and husbands with interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard at the bottom of the sea,
Of unmarked graves in Arlington,
No, Freedom Isn’t Free.

“May the sun in his course visit no land more free,
More happy, more lovely,
Than this Our Own Country!”
(Daniel Webster)

“Behold, the eyes of the Lord is upon them
that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy.”
(Psalm 33:19)

I'M AN AMERICAN SOLDIER

I am an American soldier,
on me you can depend,
for all your rights and freedoms,
I'll fight to the death to defend.
I'll take up the banner of liberty,
and lay my life on the line,
so for all the rest of your living days,
you will be able to say,
free is this country of mine
I am an American soldier,
my blood for you I'll shed,
I will never surrender or falter,
until the enemy's dead.
and when the battles over,
and I rest my weary head,
I'll think of the buddies who didn't come back,
and say a prayer for our honored dead.
I am an American soldier,
you may not think often of me,
but by being an American soldier,
I keep America free

(by SSG Jack G. Simpson, Jr US ARMY (RET)
From: America In Uniform)

Prayers Of The Presidents

The U.S. presidents have led America in praying for peace and protection through our nation’s history. During the days of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln lamented,

We Have been recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven...but we have forgotten God...We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace... Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.

From our earliest days as a nation, a legacy of blessing has been poured on America through the prayers of her presidents. That legacy began with George Washington as he concluded his service as the Continental Army’s Commander in Chief.

On June 14, 1783, Washington wrote all the governors of the newly freed states urging them to join him in this earnest prayer:

Almighty God, We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection: that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large.

And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation.

Grant our supplication, we bless Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

We should be thankful for the freedom, prosperity and blessings that America has enjoyed for over 200 years and join the presidents in praying:

Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor and glad to do Thy will. Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound learning, and pure manners…

In time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fall; all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen

(~Thomas Jefferson 1805)

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And therefore recommend a convenient day to be set apart, for the devout purposes of rendering the Sovereign of the Universe, and the Benefactor of Mankind. The public homage due to His holy attributes; of acknowledging the transgressions which might justly provoke the manifestations of His divine displeasure; of seeking his merciful forgiveness, and His assistance in the great duties of repentance and amendment; and, especially of offering fervent supplications, that, in the present season of calamity and war, He would take the American people under His peculiar care and protection.

~James Madison (during the War of 1812)

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At the moment of the greatest military invasion in history, D-Day (June 6, 1944) Franklin D. Roosevelt led the nation in praying:

“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. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.”

In the midst of American’s war on terror, President George W. Bush urged:

“I ask our Nation to join me in praying for the strength to meet the challenges before us, for the wisdom to know and do what is right, for ontinued determination to wrk towards making our society a more compassionate and decent place and for peace int eh affairs of men.”

(A Proclamation, National Day of Pray, May 1. 2003)

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You are invited to join in America’s legacy of blessing by praying with the presidents for God to bless and protect America.

Pause in your busy schedule today to pray.
Consider the words of President Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881):

“I am a firm believer in the divine teachings, perfect example, and atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. I believe also in the Holy Scriptures as the revealed word of God to the world for its enlightenment and salvation.”

Pray today as President Hayes and his family prayed daily in the White House:

O Lord our Heavenly Father, who has safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with Thy Almighty power. Grant that we may not fall into nay kind of danger and keep us from evil. May all our doings be ordered by Thy governance so that all we do may be righteous in Thy sight. Amen.

Prayer can be answered only when we personally know the One we are praying to. If you have never put your trust in Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and bring you to a right standing before God, here’s a prayer which will do just that.

Dear Jesus, I know I have lived a life that’s gone against everything You stand for. I am a sinner, and I am sorry. I want a fresh start. I believe You died to pay the penalty for my sins and that You rose again to give me a new and eternal life. Thank You for forgiving me. Take charge of my life today. Amen

(By Dr. Larry Keefauver --From the oval Office of the Presidents-Tract)

Words and Prayers of The Presidents

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation,
Conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.”
(Abraham Lincoln)

“We look forward to a world founded upon four essential freedoms.

The first is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world.

The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way everywhere in the world.

The third is freedom from want…everywhere in the world.

The fourth is freedom from fear…anywhere in the world.

(~Franklin D. Roosevelt In a speech on the Four Freedoms delivered to
Congress on June 6, 1941)

“A stream cannot rise higher than its source.” (President Theodore Roosevelt)

“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” (Adlai E. Stevenson)

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You have the highest of human trusts committed to your care. Providence has showered on this favored land of blessings without number, and has chosen you as the guardians of freedom, to preserve it for the benefit of the human race. May He who holds in His hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you, with pre hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
(~Andrew Jackson)

We have been the recipients of the choicest
bounties of Heaven.
We have been preserved these many years,
in peace and prosperity.
We have grown in numbers, wealth and
power, as no other nation has ever grown.
But we have forgotten God.

We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us…
and we have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own.

Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.”
(~Abraham Lincoln 1883)

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And whereas it is fit and becoming in all people, at all times, to acknowledge and revere the Supreme Government of God; to bow in humble submission to His chastisements, to confess and deplore their sings and transgressions in the full conviction that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and to pray, with all fervency and contrition, for the pardon of their past offences, and for a blessing upon their present and prospective action.
(~Abraham Lincoln)

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“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.
I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live
up to the light I have…
I must stand with anybody who stands right,
stand with him while he is right,
and part with him when he goes wrong..
(Abraham Lincoln)

When I Think Of America

America is more than TV--
…Frozen foods, Xerox, Credit cards, and Frisbees.

She’s bigger than Leonard Bernstein—
…Ann Landers, Michael Jackson, George Bush
Grandma Moses, Batman and McDonald’s.

America—
…Young in the eyes of History
…Mature in the role of leadership,
…Strong in the heat of battle
…Weak in the arms of prosperity.

Sometimes—
…Too boastful of her wealth,
…Too public with her problems,
…Too believing in her critics,
…Too faithful to her own.

So She is—
…Criticized by her friends, Scolded by her neighbors,
…Scorned by her enemies, Loved by her children.

But whatever else She may be,
She’s still a great place to call Home.

America…the name is a synonym around the world for justice, freedom, and liberty.

America—
…It is a place you can say what you please,
…To whom ever you please
…Wherever you please
…And not have to worry about who’s listening.

America—it’s the place where you can fly as high as your dreams will take you.
America---it’s walking out your front door …anytime you want to.

While other countries have had to build walls and fences to keep their citizens from getting out… America still has people standing in line waiting to get in.

And we are different from any place else in the world. I mean, where else on earth do they boil tea to make it hot, put ice in it to make it cold, sugar to make it sweet and lemon to make is sour…all at the same time?

And where else do they have mobile homes that don’t move?
...Or instant coffee for slow relaxing?
…Or keep the juries locked up at night while the prisoners go home?
…Or park cars on driveways…and drive cars on parkways?

But let me tell you this about America…

She has been called the family of freedom,
…The arena of opportunity,
…The land of the brave,
…The residence of justice
…And the light of liberty

But to me...She’s Home. And I think I like that best of all.

Now…I can’t be sure about you and yours. But as for me and mine… WE BELIEVE IN AMERICA!

It wasn’t until seven days before he was inaugurated that the people decided what to call George Washington.

Originally the official title was to be:

HIS HIGNESS
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AND PROTECTOR OF THE LIBERTY.

But on April 23rd, 1789 the Senate decided to designate him simply THE PRESIDENT.

Most of us are inclined to believe that all presidents are intellectual giants, men of great statue and accomplishment. But that’s hardly true.

Take Zachary Taylor…
He’d never voted in his life. Not even once! When they asked him if he were a Whig or a democrat, he said he didn’t rightly know. When the wigs nominated him anyway and notified him by mail, he refused to pay the ten cents postage due and sent the nomination back…unopened.

As you can see, there have been changes made in the last couple of hundred years in our Great Nation.

Let us steadfastly pray that America will always
be a free nation,
governed by its citizens and
ruled by the Hand of an Almighty God..
Who our forefathers found to be Worthy!

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