[Cry if I Wanna]

Oh, yes, and one more thing, dear Lord — about our enemies? Ignore their heathen prayers and help us blow those little bastards straight to hell.

I'm guessing the "heathen bastards" were Japanese soldiers? I've often thought about rank and file German soldiers, doing their duty for God and Country, just as American soldiers did. These were Lutheran and Catholic boys, saying prayers as our boys did. Both sides were sincere. I guess God sorted it all out when deciding how to answer these conflicting prayers.

[yarddog]

Around 20 years ago I got to meet one of my heroes. General Robert L. Scott who wrote “God Is My Co-Pilot”.

I asked him how he felt about the Japanese pilots he faced. He said “they were fighting for their country, just like I was”.