Joe,"So Help Us God" is from a later paragraph in FDR's speech. What is engraved is correct and comprehensive.
The complete text of his speech that was delivered on 8 December 1941 and an explanation for those who don't have a clear recollection of history is here:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/memorial.asp Please don't pass along hoaxes. At 11:43 AM 1/4/2010, you wrote:
--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Gray, Melissa <mjgray3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Gray, Melissa <mjgray3@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Fwd: FW: MAD & SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE> To: amyjay82@xxxxxxxxxxx, Jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx, camaro81@xxxxxxxxxxx, joedebra@xxxxxxxxxxx, ochie78@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 3:39 PM > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Date: Sat Jan 02 17:25:13 CST 2010 > > From: "Sue Wilson" <swilson59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: FW: MAD & SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE > > To: "Gray Melissa" <mjgray3@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 1/2/10, phyllis hogan <sister59sister@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > From: phyllis hogan <sister59sister@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: FW: MAD & SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE > > To: "jr werts" <jjdw001@xxxxxxx>, > "joe ginger" <luckylucky35@xxxxxxxxxxx>, > "larry edwards" <deblar02@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "Harry Edwards" <hre1946@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Martha Burton" <hgcarter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "mary ann ginger" <maggietn2004@xxxxxxxxx>, > "mike ginger" <m_ginger@xxxxxxx>, > "robert parish" <parish726@xxxxxxxxxxx>, > "sue wilson" <swilson59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "susie ginger" <susieginger1963@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "tina ginger" <tinaginger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 6:51 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sat, 1/2/10, Gerald <geraldyocum@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > From: Gerald <geraldyocum@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: FW: MAD & SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE > > To: "Andrew Myatt" <shadowdreamer64@xxxxxxx>, > "Harley Hickle" <harleyhickle@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Mary Lou Isbell" <mlisbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > "Micheal Yocum" <michealyocum@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Phyllis Hogan" <sister59sister@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Rick & Julie Yocum" <jarly1989@xxxxxxx>, > "Sandy Mason" <sunshine52041@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 1:34 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Wesley E McKinley [mailto:wmckinley@xxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 10:36 AM > > To: Judy West > > Subject: FW: MAD & SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Fwd: MAD & SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SHALL WE HIRE A MONUMENT ENGRAVER TO GO TOTHE WORLD > WAR II MEMORIAL AND ADD THE MISSING WORDS? > > > > A MESSAGE FROM AN APPALLED OBSERVER: > > > > Today I went t o visit the new World War II Memorial > in Washington , DC . I got an unexpected history lesson. > Because 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 Eisenhower 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 elderly woman read the words aloud: > > > > "With confidence in our armed forces, with the > abounding determination of our people, we will gain the > inevitable triumph." > > > > But as she read, she was suddenl y turned angry. > "Wait a minute," she said, "they left out the end of the > quote. They left out the most important part. Roosevelt > ended the message with 'so help us God.'" > > > > Her husband said, "You are probably right. We're not > supposed to say things like that now." > > > > "I know I'm right," she insisted.. "I remember the > speech.." The two looked dismayed, shook their heads sadly > and walked away. > > > > Listening to theirkconversation, I thought to myself, > 'Well, it has been over 50 years. She's probably > forgotten.' > > > > But she had not forgotten. She was right. > > > > I went home and pulled out the book my book club is > reading - "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley . It's > all about the battle at Iwo Jima . > > > > I haven't gotten too far in the book. It's tough to > read because it's a graphic description of the WWII battles > in the Pacific. > > > > But right there it was on page 58. Roosevelt 's > speech to the nation ends in '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. > > > > Now I ask: "WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE > WORDS OF HISTORY?????????" > > > > Send this around to your friend s. 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 and He always will be!!! > > > > If you agree, pass this on and God Bless YOU!!! > > > > If not, May God Forgive You > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ PeoplePC > Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > Sign up now. > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, > version of virus signature database 2945 (20080313) > __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20100104/a66407d4/attachment.htm>_______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com
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