[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 123 (Thursday, July 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God of history, today as the Korean War Veterans Memorial is 
officially dedicated, we remember with profound gratitude the over 
54,000 Americans who died, the more than 8,000 still listed as missing, 
and the over 100,000 who were wounded in the Korean war. May this day 
also be an opportunity to honor all those who served our country and 
the cause of freedom in this war. Never again may they feel they fought 
in what some have called the ``forgotten war.''
  Lord, sharpen our memories so that we can realize again how crucial 
this war was for the liberation of the South Korean people from 
communism. Help us to remember that through this war there was an 
establishment of democracy and a dynamic industrial society. When we 
reflect on what might have happened to the destiny of South Korea had 
this battle for democracy not been fought, we enter into this day of 
memorial with a great sense of debt to those who paid the high price 
for the freedom of a people who at that time, could not defend 
themselves. May this day overcome the world's neglect of what these 
Americans endured, and at last, affirm what they achieved. Inscribe on 
our hearts what is inscribed on the 8-ton granite slab of this memorial 
in the Washington Mall:

       Our Nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the 
     call to defend a country they never knew and a people they 
     never met.

  Lord God of hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget--lest we forget. 
Amen.

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