Those who have died in the cause of freedom (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Those who have long enjoyed
such privileges as we enjoy
forget in time that men have died to win them.

--Franklin D. Roosevelt

God of power and mercy,
you destroy war and put down earthly pride.
Banish violence from our midst
and wipe away our tears,
that we may all deserve to be called
your sons and daughters.
Keep in your mercy those men and women
who have died in the cause of freedom,
and bring them safely into
your kingdom of justice and peace. 

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. 

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