Daniel, I agree with you on this one 100%. A quote is a quote and the words should NOT have been changed for ANY reason.
On Oct 11, 12:57 pm, Daniel Seigler <[email protected]> wrote: > Sent: Sun, October 11, 2009 9:38:16 AM > Subject: [CCCC-USA] Fwd: FW: Mad And Sending To Everyone > > Mad and sending to everyone > > SHALL WE HIRE A MONUMENT ENGRAVER TO GO TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND > ADD THE MISSING WORDS? > > THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM AN APPALLED OBSERVER: > > 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 tough 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?????????' > > Send this around to 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! > > If you agree, pass this on and God Bless YOU! > > If not, May God Forgive You! > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.113/2400 - Release Date: 09/28/09 > 05:51:00 > > ____________________________________________________________ > Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here. > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. = > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM > protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > > ATT00001 > 214KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
