Posted on 11/07/2004 6:52:55 PM PST by Whataday
U.S. Army surgeon Maj. Charlie Clark dresses the head of an American soldier after he reconstructing the soldier's entire face at the 31st Combat Support Hospital in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. The soldier had been shot in the face by an insurgent sniper.(AP/Wide World Photos)
Oh how I'm praying for our guys!!
May the Lord provide protection for this soldier and all Marines in Iraq!
Please,everyone...pray for our troops on the ground and in the air......they need our prayers tonight...
I'm not religious, but I'll be praying too. These young men and woman make me so proud. Very few people have the courage to do what they do, and be upbeat about it. I hope they unleash living hell on those Islamic extremist pigs.
Prayers going up!
Heartfelt prayers going up all day for our (and coalition ally) military members and for the Iraqi troops.
May God Bless and protect all and bring a lasting peace and order to Iraq.
God Bless and protect our Marines!
Lord, please give our troops, facing the most arduous time they have ever known and in the face of their human fear, the strength to employ their training to the best of their abilities, and to know without any doubt, especially those facing their final mortal moments, the monumental value free Americans place on their sacrifice, to liberate an oppressed people.
Related cross post:
Marines turn to God ahead of anticipated Fallujah battle
Sat Nov 06 2004 09:37:17 ET
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov 6 (AFP) - With US forces massing outside Fallujah, 35 marines swayed to Christian rock music and asked Jesus Christ to protect them in what could be the biggest battle since American troops invaded Iraq last year.
Men with buzzcuts and clad in their camouflage waved their hands in the air, M-16 assault rifles laying beside them, and chanted heavy metal-flavoured lyrics in praise of Christ late Friday in a yellow-brick chapel.
They counted among thousands of troops surrounding the city of Fallujah, seeking solace as they awaited Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's decision on whether or not to invade Fallujah.
"You are the sovereign. You're name is holy. You are the pure spotless lamb," a female voice cried out on the loudspeakers as the marines clapped their hands and closed their eyes, reflecting on what lay ahead for them.
The US military, with many soldiers coming from the conservative American south and midwest, has deep Christian roots.
In times that fighting looms, many soldiers draw on their evangelical or born-again heritage to help them face the battle.
"It's always comforting. Church attendance is always up before the big push," said First Sergeant Miles Thatford.
"Sometimes, all you've got is God."
Between the service's electric guitar religious tunes, marines stepped up on the chapel's small stage and recited a verse of scripture, meant to fortify them for war.
One spoke of their Old Testament hero, a shepherd who would become Israel's king, battling the Philistines some 3,000 years ago.
"Thus David prevailed over the Philistines," the marine said, reading from scripture, and the marines shouted back "Hoorah, King David," using their signature grunt of approval.
The marines drew parallels from the verse with their present situation, where they perceive themselves as warriors fighting barbaric men opposed to all that is good in the world.
"Victory belongs to the Lord," another young marine read.
Their chaplain, named Horne, told the worshippers they were stationed outside Fallujah to bring the Iraqis "freedom from oppression, rape, torture and murder ... We ask you God to bless us in that effort."
The marines then lined up and their chaplain blessed them with holy oil to protect them.
"God's people would be annointed with oil," the chaplain said, as he lightly dabbed oil on the marines' foreheads.
The crowd then followed him outside their small auditorium for a baptism of about a half-dozen marines who had just found Christ.
The young men lined up and at least three of them stripped down to their shorts.
The three laid down in a rubber dinghy filled with water and the chaplain's assistant, Navy corpsman Richard Vaughn, plunged their heads beneath the surface.
Smiling, Vaughn baptised them "in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."
Dripping wet, Corporal Keith Arguelles beamed after his baptism.
"I just wanted to make sure I did this before I headed into the fight," he said on the military base not far from the city of Fallujah.
END
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash4.htm
God Bless and protect every one of our boys. May the hell storm rain down upon the filthy insurgents and terrorists of Fallujah.
May the Lord bless them and keep them...May He cause His countenance to shine upon them...
I pray for their safety, each and every one.
A beautiful prayer. Thank you and God bless.
prayer bump
Prayers ON!
Why don't you turn this thread into a prayer thread for our troops about to go into battle.
God please bless our soldiers
God bless each and every one. We owe everything we have to our brave and beloved soldiers.
btt
Lord God, you are our High Tower, our refuge, our place of safety. We ask You Father to wrap Your arms of love and protection around our brave warriors and grant them a swift and safe victory. You said Father, that evil prevails when good men do nothing. Our good men, Father, are doing everything to come against this evil and to set the Iraqi people free. We bind this evil in The Name Of JESUS and ask that You show off Your mighty power on behalf of our warriors. Confuse the enemy Father and let the victory be sweet and on the side of freedom. We love You Father and we give You all the Glory. In the Name of our Victorious JESUS we pray. AMEN
Add my prayers to the list for these brave men. May the Lord watch over them.
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