D Day

June 6 is D Day which happened in 1944. I was 14 years old at the time and remember when it was announced that the invasion, that was anticipated by all, had started. Stalin had been pressuring the Allies to open their Western Front which would take pressure off his armies. President Roosevelt had offered a prayer that day when he announced the invasion. I do not recall hearing that prayer at the time, but I heard it today on the Neil Boortz radio program. It was a moving prayer for me and it choked me up to hear it. Recalling that most families had a relative or two in the service at the time of that broadcast gave me the understanding of how it was received by American citizens. We did not know whether we would prevail and Roosevelt said as much. He implored God to oversee this Nations endeavor. No one ever complained about prayer at that time. If you do not know about D Day there are two movies that depicted it. One in black and white, "The Longest Day" and the other in color, "Saving Private Ryan." Both are worth seeing.