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Posted on 03/20/2003 10:26:30 AM PST by TEXOKIE
Over the last several days we have been seeking to compile a list of troops for whom we may pray. Now that formal hositilities have formally resumed with Iraq, we feel it appropriate to start a new troop prayer thread.
We have many fine young men and women known to us here at FreeRepublic.com serving in the Army, Navy, Marines, Airforce and Coast Guard. Several on our troop list to date actually are registered in the forum, and have become known to us personally among the constellation of Freepers.
updated as of 19 Mar 03 11:20pm
~Chong-Commander-In-Chief, President Bush, and his family.
~FrogMom- son-in-law SSG Mike in Kuwait husband and father of two adorable children
~EuroFrog-SSGMike, SSG Kris
~FrogFish-cousin SPC Chad of the 3rd Infantry in Kuwait.
~maranatha-son Mitchell, USAF air refueling wing in Oman
~SAMWolf-Freeper BKWells, and Freeper Radix's son
~Tarheel-Capt. Eric US Army
~Tiki-Anton Peterson, Steve McKinley, Tim McKinley, Cory Simmons
~prairiebreeze-Marine Corpl. Nick, Navy seaman Brad
~LBGA- son Tyler, special ops, overseas, on his way home then rotation back is expected
~HiJinx-SPC Anna, Black Hawk Crew Chief, PVT Tom B cannon crewman.
~Mr. Silverback-Corpsman Michael in Japan, Specialists John Colin Army near DMZ in Korea, Pudgeless and his unit the 333rd Mps of the Ill National Guard. County Board member Hadley in training at Bragg.
~JohnDoe#1-son Sergeant First Class Terry in Kuwait
~h8klintoon-Maj. William Glover, Sgt. Ellis Caudle
~fatima- Adam-spec ops, granddaughter Karen Army, Jim USN USS Constellation
~freepers Daughter in law Patty Air Force.
~Shezza-darling husband Scott (Freeper Giles Corey) US Army
~amom-Defender2, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
~Lando Lincoln-Seth Crawford USAF
~68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub-the Men and Women at the Coos Bay Coast Guard Station. Along with active duty Coast Guard FReeper CWO Jackson.
~My back yard-brother's youngest son Bryce Owen USNavy sailed right after Christmas
~RedWhiteBlue-nephew LCpl. Brian Kaul, USMC in Kuwait
~WLansberry-1st Lt. George Lansberry USAF
~doug from upland-PO2 Josh, USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT
~OhioWfan- Son PFC Eric, Army Reserves, activated, son's unit buddy, Sean
~Heylady-Son Lt. Gregory Worden, 1ST CAV
~amom-Freeper Mike, WUSAF, Air National Guard
~GatorGirl -Husband "LT Gator"- USNR, Brother in Law-Jason-USNR, Cousin Rich-USNR, Friend Tom-USNR, Friend Alex-USAFR
~amom-Major Sellers, USMC in the ME. Son Dillion and mom Betsy. 4 mo old Dillion just had heart transplant.
~buffyt- Son in LawRobby Ellis Boswell USN
~WellsFargo94- CPT Bill, CPT Dan, MAJ John, CPT Tom, SGT Brian, CPT Dave, LTC Jim, Chaplain Dave, COL N, COL L, COL S, General Franks, LTC Pat, Dr. W
~GoRepGo-Husband Willie, Navy Corpsman, Ist MEU somewhere in the sandbox.
~amom-FReeper bkwells (Deployed on USS TARAWA (LHA-1)) from the Canteen.
~ProudArmyWife-Sgt. Roney 4th Infantry Divison (hubby)
~exhausted momma-Nephew, Matt Morgan, Navy
~Severa- husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner, brother Wes, USAF Little Rock AFB, friend Tosca, USN Corpsman, USNS Comfort, husband's cousin David, US Army, Fort Gordon, GA
~ stand4something- husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East)
~ JulieRNR21- a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ LKR59-Timmy (Army) in Kuwait, John (Army) in Afghanistan, and ~Karen (Army) in Saudi Arabia
~Joy Angela-cousin Steve Jr. early 20s with a 6 year old son
~FReeper Proud Legions
~FReeper Hostel, USN Active Duty Submariner
~ OhioWfan -son Eric
~ mystery-ak -husband Mike and their son Jonathan both deployed
~ Gogranny - grandson
~ Inspectorette -son Eric
~ Slip18- nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ anniegetyourgun - nephew Josh
~ Himyar - son Robert
~ homeschool mama- nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ CyberAnt- nephew Jody
~ milagro- son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ BlessedAmerican- nephew David Marine deployed to the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 -friends of daughter, Ross (101st airborne), deployed to Mid-East, Chris (Navy) heading for Mid-East, cousin, Phil, serving in the US Navy
~ TruthNtegrity - lurker friend Pat's nephew Ben (Marines) Kuwait and his mother Tracy.
~ TruthNtegrity- younger brother, John (Navy), has been deployed, and his family.
~TruthNtegrity-Ensign Andy, US Navy - my cousin's son, pilot LTC Andrew deployed, Marine Keith.
~ Hoosiermama- Brad who has been deployed, His brother Jeff who has just enlisted. Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately), Bill and Bill (both military academy grads), (when you teach, they're all your kids) Brad from Maigrey, Sgt. C. Cole
~notpoliticallycorewrecked- husband soon to be deployed
~notpoliticallycorewrecked- military email buddies
~ Wneighbor -son-in-law Thomas deployed
~ zlala -brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ tamikamaria- cousin Annette (Navy) stationed on an aircraft carrier, .best friend's brother is in the Army, sister is in the Navy
~ Radix -son is deployed
~ Pippin - niece in the Air Force, nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard -a dear friend has three sons in the military ...Dustin (Army) - Mid-East-Troy (Air Force) - Italy, Tyler (Army) - just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ baseball mom - friend's nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
~ a special Freeper -brother is an Army Chaplain
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator -friend's son Danny (Army), just deployed
~ ivoteright - hubby (Air Force) has been deployed, he is also b-i-l to I'm ALL Right!
~ kemathen7 -boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ GretchenEE -son of dear friends, Silas (Army), deployed to Mid-East
~bentfeather- Long Cut, Ms Cut, Mini Cut
~Warriormom -CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia, dear friend Greg, deployed to Mid-East
~ Freeper Per-Ling active duty in the Navy has a wife and 2-year-old
~ leenie312 son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rentense-friend's brother, Brian Z.
~ AF_Blue -active-duty AF, and family
~southern grit- coworker and dear friend SFC Sarah Augustine Kuwait
~Antijen-Jason Bontrager USN, Justin Lapp USN, Jack Snowden USN
~Antijen- friend Mark
~Jim O-L Cpl Travis Groce & Wife L Cpl Brandy Groce in Kuwait
~Snippy_about_it- Brian Wells (bkwells)and crew deployed on USS Tarawa, also his family back here at home, FReeper KKING (Tim is a contractor working in Kuwait in support our troops) , 2LT Radix Jr, Army-deployed (son of Freeper Radix), Freeper M1911A1 MSgt of Marines and his wife,freeper M0sby, Freeper Mojo2001's husband Navy-deployed, SPCKarl Gray Army-deployed(son of freeper beallyoucanbe)
~Blue Scourge- Sgt. Daniel Mayzik 3rd Armor Div.
~seams2me-Cody Buhler USN, David Blassingame USMC, Trey US Army, Darby Bishop US Army 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub-Long Cut (USN) and Mrs. Cut, SK1 Thurman (USN) and her sister Trish (USMC)
~Maigrey-cousin C.C.
~Condi2008- Friend J.D.
~tamikamaria- cousin Annette, best friend's brother and sister
~lizbet-cousin's son Marc
~jtill- friend P.A. and family
~steams tome-adopted servicemen Trey, David, Cody and Darby and their families.
~CENTVRIO EQVITVM and his loved ones
~Reagan's Mom's brother -in-law Dave
~Judith Anne's friend Deana's son
~Judith Anne's daughter-in-law's two brothers
~AFPhys
~AFPhys' friend C.M.
~olliemb's two young patients now serving
~Patsor Mike's brother Tom
~Dale's son Dean
~Cindy's stepson Adam
~Jim and Terri's son Stephen
~Joy's son Michael
~patriciaruth's cousin Ed.
~Marvin and Carolyn's son Alan
~KitJ
~TigerCap's coworker Kevin
~JimRob-Two Nephews
~MozartLover-nephew
~G'nad-active duty
~Trish-active duty
~deadhead-cousin
~Armymarinemom-three sons
~WaterDragon-Son-in-law, grandson
~Maigrey-cousin
~ladtx-two sons
~Mama_Bear-nephew
~SKI Thurman-active duty
~David Osborne-active duty
~Boxerblues'-two sons
~the piper-son
~sheeza-husband
~Diver Dave-niece
~weldgophardline-brother-in-law
~Future Snake Eater-cousin
~Warrior Nurse-active duty
~SpookBrat-nephew
~Consort-2 daughters
~big easy-a friend whose husband is a major(air ranger, delta force) would like our prayers.
~amom-FReeper fc2tomschermuly who says " God willing, we'll all come home safe and sound."
~ladyinred-Eric Ludwick and Scott Ludwick brothers and both deployed. Sons of a lifelong friend. They have a sister, Pamela who is also enlisted Army recently.
~bell-Sgt. Jason Beach, Joshua George USMC , Daniel Bristow USMC
~maranatha-General Franks and Don Rumsfeld,
~NRA2BFree-Major Peter Horn US Special Forces, LCPL Jonathan Marquez USMC, CPL Antonio Martin USMC
~GilesB-namesake Pfc Gyles, stationed in South Korea,
~armymarinemom-Spc. Brad-Army in Kuwait and active duty. Pfc Stuart-Army and Sgt. Graham-USMC.
~BeforeISleep-my son-Marines
~.30Carbine-Jim Ferry, Vermont Army National Guard, Chemical Weapons Defense Specialits/Trainer and his wife and 2 small children.
~AppyPappy-two adopted Marines from the next county who are in Kuwait.
~Lando Lincoln-remembering the gallant UK and Aussie troops who are at our side.
~condi2008-our friends, Jimmy, Brian, Jon, Dustin and their families.
~Chong-Chris Kollhoff, nephew-to-be who is shipping out tonight for Iraq.
~Textide- Please pray for Wes, my cousin, a Marine Captain and now in Kuwait
~TEXOKIE- Niece, active army nurse still stateside. Niece's hubby, army, deployed to Afghanistan, Niece's brother-in-law, active army, deployment status unknown at this time
If you would like to submit someone for our list, you are welcome to do so at any time. Post their name or pseudonym here on the thread or freepmail amom or myself. If we have made any errors, please let us know so that we may correct the list. We will be making periodic updates.
We invite everyone, active Freepers and Lurkers alike to join our circle in prayer for these fine men and women who have volunteered to place their lives on the line for the defense of our nation and for the liberation of the oppressed peoples of other nations. To them we send our greatest respect and gratitude. We send them our prayers and good thoughts. We ask for God's blessing upon them and their families.
For those of us who have somewhat limited computer capacity, we request that graphics be limited to pictures of loved ones for whom we are offering prayers. Thank you.
If you desire to communicate with others who are devoted to our troops and their families, we invite you to come to the USO Canteen Freeper Style which has also issued a call to prayer.
Amom has requested that I repost on this thread the prayer which I submitted to the Canteen thread for today, and I am honored to comply.
PRAY FOR THE BATTLE IS BEGUN
Our Father in Heaven,
We are gathered here together before you because our President has made the official announcement that we have recommenced hostilities against Iraq. While we have actively been involved in war since September 11, 2001, this is a bit different. We are actually using our armed might to effect the final regime change in another nation state with which we have been in a war of containment for 12 years.
Father, we are grateful that you have written in your Law in Matthew 18:20 that "when two or more are gathered in your name, there you will be." You have also placed in your Law Matthew 18:19
"Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. "
Father, using these two laws, we ask that you will take the prayers of all who post and lurk on this forum and the prayers of our many brothers and sisters who love you and Freedom's Cause throughout the world and grant our President extraordinary guidance. We ask that you will grant extraordinary guidance to all officers and people in the civilian chain of command who have any kind of decision authority over our troops and our allies' armed forces.
We ask that you will place your arm of protection and legions of angels from the bands who surround your Throne around each and every precious soldier who is fighting for the liberation of Iraq's embattled people and the freedom and survival of this nation and our civilization. We ask that if it is at all possible, you would place around each one a ring of your Light which would be charged with your Protection, Invincibility, Invulnerability, and Invisibility rendering them safe from the forces of darkness seeking to harm them. We ask all of this for all of our young men and women under arms, no matter where they are posted.
Father, you have granted us extraordinary might. You have blessed this nation so abundantly with miraculous technology. How could this be? By your grace, we as a nation have in the past passed tests of power. How could you trust such awesome power to a people whose only desire is to use it for the self-agrandizement of the rulers? Surely, you would not grant such power to a people who would lightly use or misuse it.
We have never in our history gone to war in order to conquer. We would much rather stay home and go about our own business pursuing happiness as our Founding Fathers wrote. But time and again, we have found despots seeking to imprison and abuse innocent people, and we have spent our treasure and the blood and lives of our precious young ones alongside our allies in the effort to set things right.
Because of those efforts, since the year 1776 with the beginning of our Revolution there are now in existence MANY countries who now have a representative form of government. These free governments have not been known to war on each other. The implications of this fact are astonishing when pondered, and we are grateful for your guiding hand which has used this nation as the instrument for bringing most of them about.
Surely it is because we have consistently as a people followed the example of our first President, George Washington, who, when offered the kingship of America, renounced it so that the Constitution and Rule of Law would be king and not an individual, that you have granted us such breathtaking technology. We time and again have handed over the reins of power to the leaders of the liberated nations.
Our President George W Bush has pledged to continue this habit. By your grace we will liberate Iraq by that overwhelming might. By your grace and might we will help them to assemble some kind of representative form of Government. By your grace we will go home when it appears that you and the new government have things firmly in hand.
Father, we are grateful for this gift of overwhelming might and technology, for with it, we have the vision that we will be able to fight and win this war quickly with a minimum of destruction of property and loss of life on both sides.
We ask that you will place your hands on Godly people whom you would choose to serve the Iraqi people in their new government. Grant these new leaders you will cause to be chosen the same extraordinary guidance we have called forth for our own leadership. Guide these new leaders during that messy process of putting together a representative form of government. While we are at it, we also pray this same thing for the new government aborning in Afghanistan.
Father, we are aware that those who never say die, those who refuse to bend the knee to you have such hatred that they would seek to take as many lives with them as possible in the moments of their final death throes. We ask that you would intercede and render ineffective any and all attempts on the part of Saddam Hussein and his henchmen to launch his chemical, biological or radiological weapons against his own people or our soldiers and our allies.
Father,we have heard rumors that the Iraqi government plans to dress their soldiers in allied uniforms and commit atrocities against the Iraqi people on camera so as to besmirch the image and integrity of the allied soldiers. Father, if this is true, we beseech you to expose this lie and this darkness and neutralize it as a means to harm us.
Father, there are many who have concerns about the war precipitating another round of terrorist attacks on this nation and her allies. Father, we ask that you will place a big spotlight on any and all such plans or activities. We ask that you would position at least one of your children, whether police officer, federal officer from one of our law enforcement or intelligence agencies, or an alert citizen, in place to observe the danger and give timely warning.
As much as your great law will allow, protect our public buildings, meeting places, places of worship, transportation, infrastructure, schools, and all other institutions which could be targeted. We express our gratitude that you have already granted this prayer many times over since the initial 9/11/01 attacks.
Father, we are concerned about our union. Some of our precious brothers and sisters are idealistic and have fallen prey to the sophistry of those who cry " 'PEACE PEACE' and there is no peace." We are concerned that there are those among us who would seek to launch a Fifth Column attack within our borders on our nation and the morale of her people and troops through anti-war demonstrations. Father, we are deeply grateful that we do live in a land where such activities are tolerated. We would not take from them that right to express themselves.
However, Father, we would ask that if that activity crosses the line and becomes harmful to our nation and is no longer simply the exercise of expressing a difference of opinion, you would intercede. If possible, we would ask that those who are well-meaning might have an epiphany and awaken to the need to rethink their position. For those who have aligned themselves with sinister forces who love not this nation and seek to destroy her, we would ask that you intercede by stripping them of their power and rendering their efforts ineffective.
We do not seek harm to anyone, but only that by your grace, you will judge righteous judgement and let only your will be done in the unfoldment of all of these events. Above all, we are asking that you would wash this nation with a great wave of a desire for unity and patriotism, despite any and all opposition to it.
Father, we are grateful for this time and space of opportunity. We are grateful to be living in these times, difficult as they are. We are grateful that you have given us your Law and have empowered us to be warriors of the spirit alongside our young people who are on the battlefield. Father, take all of our prayers which we who love this nation and Freedom's Cause are offering throughout the world and make of them a huge grid of light which can indeed be for the changing of the equation of light versus dark upon our planet.
Father, we have been told we are battling Principalities and Powers of darkness. Grant us each the vision, Father that our own individual little widow's mite of daily prayer can indeed be just the one vote that will cause the Victory to be won. Remind us urgently daily to pray, for the battle is begun. Victory is never in doubt where Heaven is concerned, but our prayers here on earth are votes which ratify that Victory.
Father, we are grateful to be able to gather together to pray so powerfully for the Victory. Obtain for us, Father, by your might and grace, that Victory. Once it is obtained, seal it in your impenetrable flames so that the Victory cannot be stolen by those who would be the spoilers. Bring our precious young people home safe and sound and by your grace and timing.
Father, we ask that all of our prayers which we place upon your altar are adjusted and made perfect according to thy Holy Will.
Amen
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And thank you for posting the thread...what a great idea!
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