Thursday September 2, 2010



Armed Forces

Armed Forces

During his famous Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said that America is a nation “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” He proceeded to question whether or not such a nation “can long endure.” The testing ground for such a nation, as he observed, was not in the halls of academia or before the high courts. Rather, Americans prove defend their nation’s existence on the field of battle.

Since the conception of America, the United States military has stood as a line of defense between the American people and those who would see this great land conquered. During World War 2, it was the American military that crumbled the fascist war machines of Europe. Even today in Iraq and Afghanistan, our troops are fighting to rid the world of the disease that is radical militant Islam.

Edmund Burke once said “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” The United States military is our nation’s promise to both ourselves and our neighbors that evil will never triumph.

The men and women who volunteer to stand downrange of enemy fire deserve our prayers.

Through the “Adopt our Troops” program, you can both register and adopt a specific member of America’s armed forces in prayer. What greater gift could you provide these troops than intercession on behalf of our omnipotent God?

Please take the time to adopt one of these soldiers and pray for them every day. If you know a specific member of the military, please register them. More than anything we could personally give them, our troops need our support through prayer.

Featured Member of the Armed Forces for Prayer

Brigadier_General_Raymond_Palumbo

Brigadier General Raymond Palumbo, Commander, U.S. Army Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Raymond P. Palumbo is a native of Windber, Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. Within a year, he had completed helicopter flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the Academy, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Palumbo’s previous assignments include duty at the section, platoon and company levels in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas; section, platoon, company and staff positions in Task Force 160 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and commands in Germany and Iraq.

Among his honors and awards are the badges of a parachutist, pathfinder and air assault. He is a Master Army Aviator, and holds the Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, among others.

Brigadier General Palumbo is married to the former Alice Sweet of El Paso, Texas. They have four grown children.

IN THE NEWS: The Defense Department announced this week the deployment of 18 additional helicopters to Pakistan as part of the expanding U.S. contribution to flood-relief efforts there. The aircraft include 10 CH-47 Chinook and eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The unit will operate alongside the Pakistani military throughout flood-affected areas.





The Presidential Prayer Team encourages you to please pray for the men and women of our Armed Forces.


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