For the record...
"And, O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade."
...
Thy will be done, Almighty God.
Amen.
Franklin D. Roosevelt - June 6, 1944
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/fdr-prayer.htm
"For the record...
"And, O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade."
...
Thy will be done, Almighty God.
Amen.
Franklin D. Roosevelt - June 6, 1944
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/fdr-prayer.htm"
Uh, for the record...
I think Eisenhower made his "crusade" statement to the troops before the invasion, Roosevelt made his crusade prayer known to the world after the invasion had begun. Unless Roosevelt made it before Eisenhower, so as to warn the Nazis the allies were landing on the 6th of June?
"Eisenhower gave the final order that put the vast operation in motion in the early morning hours of June 5, as meteorologists predicted a temporary break in the stormy weather.
Source: NARA
Transcript of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944)
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
"Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world."
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