Let's not start changing the words of history

[lcpd24]

Got this from a friend of mine out East, thought I would pass it along, don't know if it's true or not, sure hope it isn't!!

> > >
> > >I don't care if you are an unbeliever, one should not change the
> > >words of history.
> > >Today I went to visit the new World War II Memorial inWashington,
> > >DC. I got an unexpected history lesson. Since 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 Ike 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: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941-- a date which will live in
> > >infamy-- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately
> > >attacked."
> > >One woman read the words aloud: " With confidence in our armed
> > >forces, with the un bounding determination of our people, we will
> > >gain the inevitable triumph." But as she read, she was suddenly
> > >angry. "Wait a minute," she said.
> > >"They left out the end of the quote.. They left out the most
> > >important part. Roosevelt said "so help us God."
> > >"You're probably right," her husband said. "We're not supposed to
> > >say things like that now."
> > >"I know I'm right," she insisted. "I remember the speech." The two
> > >shook their heads sadly and walked away.
> > >Listening to their conversation, I thought to myself, "Well, it has
> > >been 50 years. She's probably forgotten."
> > >But she was right.
> > >I went home and pulled out the book my book club is reading. It's
> > >"Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley. It's all about Iwo Jima.
> > >I haven't gotten too far in the book. It's tough to read because
> > >it's a graphic description of the battles in the Pacific.
> > >But right there it was on page 58. Roosevelt's speech to the
> > >nation. It ends "so help us God."
> > >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.
> > >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.

[b3196]

Dennis
Its a sad to think was the ACLU is forcing our schools, government and now our memorials to not do when it comes to mentioning God.....something is definitely wrong!!!!
Bob K

[Robert Ryan]

Things must be polictically correct now. I say screw polictically correct, so help me God.

[Jerry D]

Amen to that Robert

[revwardoc]

Like I always say: (read below)

[Packo]

Dennis,

Saw this a while back. It's almost too sad to comment on. Declaration of Indepence not allowed in Government schools, the Constitution, this incident, "Holiday" trees instead of Christmas Trees, no more Christmas Parades, sad.....friggin sad. The bright spot is Americans are finally digging their heels in and saying enough is friggin' enough! We all need to start fighting back against this crap. Same shit happened in all Communist Countries, if you remember.....what did Marx say....religion is the opiate of the masses. Our constitution guarantees us freedom of religion...not freedom FROM religion. This is disgusting!

Pack

[SuperScout]

What Paco said...

... and to be further politically incorrect,
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
MERRY CHRISTMAS,

and to the ACLU, UP YOURS!

[b3196]

....And to be even further politically incorrect
Gob bless the ACLU

If that wont work, they can all go smoke a turd in hell!!!!
Bob K

[Tamaroa]

Hi folks, I looked it up on Snopes.com. It is a false letter. Only one paragraph of Roosevelt's speech is inscribed on the tablet. It just so happens to be a paragraph OTHER THAN the one which contains the phrase so help me God.

Bill

[Robert Ryan]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, BY GOD. TAKE YOUR POLICTICAL CORRECTNESS AND STUFF IT WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE.