A LAND CALLED AMERICA - PART 6

[Wayne Leeper]

Just eleven years after the end of the Civil War, America celebrated her first centennial. France had intended to give a statue to America in recognition of the friendship between the two nations which had been established during the Revolutionary war. For various reasons the statue was almost ten years late in being completed. The joint effort between the two nations was finally completed and dedicated on October 28, 1886. Standing high, with torch in hand, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed immigrants to America’s shores from the four corners of the earth. The final phrase in the inscription has in­vited the oppressed to the shores of America for well over 100 years.

“Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

From its inception America has been a nation of immigrants. From the first pilgrims to the current arrivals men, women and children have left their na­tive lands to become a part of the American dream. They left behind their families, their homes, their language, and their culture to become known simply as Americans. America became known as the great melting pot. As memories of the bitter war faded into the past, Americans once again set their minds to building the greatest nation in the history of the world.

At the end of the Civil war there were thirty-six states in the union. By 1900 the number had increased to forty-five with a combined population of sev­enty-six million. Schools not only taught English, history, and math, they taught character, morality, responsibility, and self discipline along with love of God, love of nation and love of family. The school day would open with prayer and the pledge of allegiance. The Bible was a part of every classroom. Americans were an industrious, individualistic, and hard working breed. At the same time, they believed themselves to be created beings and showed rev­erence to the creator in both their worship and their lives.

At 7:48AM on Sunday, December 7th 1941 the life of America was once again threatened. Flying from carriers, 353 Japanese aircraft launched a sur­prise attack on the U. S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack sank

four U.S. battleships and damaged four more. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, and one minelayer, destroyed 188 aircraft, and inflicted personnel losses of 2,402 killed and 1,282 wounded.

The greatest loss was the battleship Arizona. It became the permanent rest­ing place for 1,177 sailors and marines. Today the battleship still sits exactly where it came to rest on December 7. A memorial has been built over the ship from which oil can still be seen leaking. Following the attack, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, who planned and directed the attack, is reported to have commented, “We have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a ter­rible resolve.”

On December 8, 1941, one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt stood before Congress and declared that De­cember 7, 1941 would be “a date which will live in infamy”. He ended his speech with the words,

“With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbending deter­mination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God.”

Within an hour of the speech, Congress passed the formal declaration of war, which brought the U.S. into World War II. Roosevelt’s address is regarded as one of the most famous American political speeches of the 20th century.

On June 6, 1944, D-Day, allied forces launched the largest amphibious as­sault in human history. By the end of the day 10,000 allied soldiers lay dead on the beaches of Normandy. In a very short statement to the troops just prior to the battle General Dwight D. Eisenhower stated,

“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people every­where march with you. … I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck! and let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.”

Years later I spoke with friend who had been in the first wave to land on Omaha Beach. I asked why the men who were there never talked about it. “There is nothing to talk about,” he said. “If you were there you already know, and if you weren’t, there is no possible way you could understand.” Truly, freedom is not free. The men and women who served in, supported, and won WWII became known as the “Greatest Generation.” America has not only stood for freedom, and fought for it, America has sent her sons and daughters around the world to fight for the freedom of others as well. Whenever duty called, Americans answered the call.

The 1950’s were possibly the best times in the history of America. Following the end of the Korean War in 1953, America was at peace, both within and without. Husbands worked while mothers manned the home and raised the children. Church on Sunday was a given for the vast majority of Americans. Nothing could top being a teenager in the 1950’s.

Those of us retiring today are the sons and daughters of the Greatest Genera­tion. They left us an unmatchable legacy of courage, honor, love of country, love of family, and love of God. We know what they left for us, but the more important question now is, “What legacy will we leave for our children and grandchildren?”

To be continued…..

This is the sixth of several installments. It comes from a pamphlet entitled “Once Upon a Time There was A Land Called America.” The entire pamphlet can be read at www.alandcalledamerica.com.

[Chaplain Thomas Gilbert Cole]

A VETERAN OF VETERANS(WWII), FATHER OF VETERANS

FORWARD AND EDIT: CHAPLAIN THOMAS GILBERT COLE(Chaplain Tom)-ELK COUNTY TEA PARTY, OATH GIVER/KEEPER "NOT ON OUR WATCH"-THE SHERIFF PROJECT NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE!!!!!!! PRAYING DAILY FOR THE PEACEFUL RESTORATION OF OUR CHRISTIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!!!!!!!
STRENGTH THROUGH WEAKNESS

THIS PREACHER SUFFERS FROM ALZHEIMER’S(FAILING MEMEMORY), BROKEN BONES(AND KNEE SURGERY), CANCER(CURED PRAISE THE LORD), DIABETES, ENLARGED LIVER, HEART PROBLEMS, ETC. HOWEVER I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS WHICH STRENGTHENS ME. JUMP SHIP? NEVER!!!!!!! I HAVE NOT BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!!!!

CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS

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UNITED STATE CORPS OF CHAPLAINS

OATH KEEPERS NOT ON OUR WATCH

PENNSYLVANIA PATRIOTS

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BOWSITE

TRADITIONAL BOWHUNTER

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CHAPLAINCIES, CHURCHES, AND MINISTRIES OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. THAT CHAPLAIN THOMAS GILBERT COLE BE REINSTATED!!!!!!! THIS PATRIOT/PREACHER BELIEVES WITHOUT THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT WHATSOEVER THAT IF HE IS NO LONGER SHUNNED BY THE ABOVE AND OTHERS THERE WILL BE A RESTORATION OF OUR CHRISTIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC
THE CORRUPTION OF THE PRESERVED WORD THE HOLY BIBLE, BY "MODERN TRANSLATION. IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR BELOVED CHRISTIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!!! Founding Documents

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U.S. Constitution
Fed Papers
Anti-Federalist Papers
Declaration Independence
Liberty or Death

* THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VIRTUE, LIBERTY, AND INDEPENDENCE-- ALL STATE GROUPS - DID YOU GO TO THE CHURCH OF GOD'S CHOICE???
Chaplain Thomas Gilbert Cole
THE PATRIOTS BIBLE
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF OUR WAR FOR VIRTUE, LIBERTY, AND INDEPENDENCE
The Holy Scriptures

Although the first Bible printed in America was done in the native Algonquin Indian Language (by John Eliot in 1663), the first
English language
Bible to be printed in America (by Robert Aitken in 1782) was a King
James Version. In
1791, Isaac Collins vastly improved upon the quality and size of the
typesetting of
American Bibles and produced the first "Family Bible" printed in
America...also a
King James Version. Also in 1791, Isaiah Thomas published the first
Illustrated Bible
printed in America...in the King James Version.


THE PRESERVED WITHOUT ERROR THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF THE AMERICAN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE


THE HOLY BIBLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION