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Freedom 250 @Freedom250 - Video: On the evening of June 6, 1944, an anxious nation gathered around radios in homes, factories, and churches across America. Earlier that day, more than 160,000 American and Allied troops had stormed the beaches of France to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny. It was the largest amphibious invasion in human history.
The fate of freedom itself hung in the balance. That night, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American people. He did not speak of political matters or military strategy or industrial production.
Instead, the President of the United States bowed his head and asked the nation to pray. "Almighty God," Roosevelt began, "our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilization. Lead them straight and true. Lead us to the saving of our country and a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen."
From coast to coast, millions of Americans and millions more around the world joined him in prayer.
For a suffering world, America represented hope. Many of our soldiers would never return home. More than 400,000 Americans gave their lives in the Second World War. But through courage, sacrifice, and faith, freedom prevailed. On that historic night, America proved that in moments of great trial, this nation has always turned not only to the strength of its arms, but to the power of Almighty God.
And through prayer, the American people found courage in the face of fear, hope in the midst of darkness, faith to endure through hardship, and the strength to save the world.
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Freedom 250 @Freedom250 - Video: "Fall in Love with God’s Country Again."
A poem for America’s 250th from "The American Book of Fables" by Matthew Mehan of Hillsdale College in D.C.
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Freedom 250 @Freedom250 - Video: In the frigid winter of 1944, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds and his unit were overwhelmed by Nazi forces in the Battle of the Bulge. He and over 1,200 American soldiers were sent to a prison camp deep inside Germany. Before long, an announcement boomed over the loudspeaker. Jewish POWs were ordered to report separately at morning roll call.
Edmonds was a Christian. The order didn't threaten him personally, but as his son later explained, "To Dad, people were people. Everyone was made equally in the sight of God." Edmonds made his decision immediately.
"We're not gonna do that," he said, ordering every American in the barracks to stand together at roll call the next morning.
That night, every man sat before God with a choice. Would they risk their lives to protect their Jewish brothers in arms? When morning came, every American GI stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder. The Nazi commandant raged at Edmonds.