Prayer for the Soldiers

I have always been in awe of the American Soldier.  Last week I finished reading Jeff Shaara's The Final Storm, which describes the culmination of the Pacific war in 1945.  This book provided an interesting portrayal of the American Soldier.  

The American soldier is honorable, proud, loyal, and committed to his cause.  He will give his life in order to save mine.  He will do everything in his power to ensure that war will stay far away from my home.  And he knows that his fate is in the hands of an Almighty God. 

This fact was portrayed in the book when Paul Tibbets asks a 25 year old chaplain to write a prayer for the men of the Enola Gay, men who have no idea if they'll survive their mission.  Below is the prayer that was read to the men of the Enola Gay by Chaplain William Downey prior to their atomic mission.

Let us not forget to pray for the American Soldiers around us--for those who have fought and are trying to get on with life, for those who are currently fighting to ensure our freedom, and for those who have yet to serve. 

I am so proud to be an American and to be represented by our men and women in uniform.