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Almighty God We pray, reflect in different ways But together mourn our dead, And hope they have not died in vain. | |
The Civil War gave birth to Decoration Day, A time for flags and flowers On the graves of loved ones lost. | |
But new wars would see our men, our women, die In far-flung corners of the world, With graves some could not visit, some graves no one could find. | |
So this new day – Memorial Day – Became the time to honor all our dead, all our loved ones lost in war. | |
After war in Vietnam We built this Wall of healing, reminder, symbol, that we must – and can — unite to mourn our dead. | |
Almighty God, during this time of sickness Even as we seek a cure for disease that infects our bodies, we must battle hatred and injustice – Evils that afflict our souls. | |
For the sake of those we recall today And for the sake of children, generations, still unborn We pray our wounded hearts can heal, Our nation can be healed, And together we can face the future United by a dream of justice, and a time of war no more. | |
And may we say, Amen. |
This Memorial Day prayer for Vietnam War veterans was prepared by Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff in advance of a virtual ceremony on 25 May 2020, during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. For more details, find this article from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency by Ron Kampeas.
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