[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 87 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we cherish our freedom but remember that freedom is not 
free. This week, as we prepare for the Fourth of July celebration, we 
remember that freedom cost the signers of the Declaration of 
Independence a great deal. On that hallowed document, 56 men placed 
their names beneath the declaration and pledged their lives, their 
fortunes, and their sacred honor. And they did, indeed, pay the price 
for freedom.
  Of the 56 men, few were long in service: Five were captured and 
tortured before they died; twelve had their homes ransacked, looted, 
occupied by the enemy, or burned; two lost their sons in the Army; one 
had two sons captured; 9 of the 56 men died during the war from its 
hardships. They served in Congress without pay and they loaned their 
money to fight the war and were never reimbursed.
  Thank You, Lord, for great leaders in every generation. We are 
grateful for the men and women of this Senate as they commit their 
lives and sacred honors for our beloved Nation and the cause of 
freedom. ``Long may our land be bright, with freedom's holy light!'' 
Amen.

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