[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19391-19392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Lord God, You are blessed from the rising to the setting of the sun 
each day all around the world.
  Today, as the United States Capitol recognizes Korean War Armistice 
Day and honors over 6 million Americans who served in the Korean War, 
56 years later, we once more decry the price and pain of war, applaud 
the bravery of those who served in the military, and pray for peace in 
Asia and around the world.
  We commend to Your compassionate and faithful love all Korean War 
veterans, their families and the comrades made during the years of 
conflict. We pray also for the people of North and

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South Korea, for separated families and for those once lost and now 
forgotten by all except You, Almighty God.
  Show Your eternal mercy upon all Your people both now and forever. 
Amen.

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