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Lie Pie Title: "So help us God" removed from WWII memorial Editor's Note: This one is simply not true, and if you don't believe me, look into it for 30 seconds and you'll see for yourself. Folks, let's get over the persecution complex. Everyone knows the story about "The Boy who Cried Wolf." If you are a person of faith, you won't have much credibility when you have something legitimate to complain about if you are constantly pitching a fit over made-up B.S. like this. --Granny, 1/16/09 UPDATE: This seems to be a popular viral email right now, so I thought I'd go ahead and provide a few fact-check links: --Granny, 6/18/09
This should make it 'around' until everyone wakes up! 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: One elderly woman read the words aloud: But as she read, she 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 and 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 ...
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!' The Will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.
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