Agreed, Ed. Indeed, that is why I didn't even check as I usually would!
On Dec 17, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Ed Brayton wrote:
One of the seemingly infinite number of circulated emails full of
feigned outrage and false claims on this issue that litter our
inboxes. This list is the last place I would have thought I’d see
one forwarded.
Ed Brayton
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This is apparently a myth. See http://www.snopes.com/politics/
military/memorial.asp; among other things, it includes what appears
to be a photo of the inscription, which actually quotes a different
line from the speech -- a line that's not followed by "so help us
God."
Eugene
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Subject: An email of possible relevance
SHALL WE HIRE A MONUMENT ENGRAVER TO GO TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL
CEMETERY AND ADD THE MISSING WORDS ?
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. If not,
May God Bless YOU!
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