Subject: Prayer Request

As I reflect on this photograph, I see once again that not all the brave leave the 'home of the brave' to enter battle; some are required now to be the brave of the home. It is said a picture is worth a thousand words, but this one leaves me speechless. Would You Send This Please For all the men and women deployed to Iraq and their families I feel compelled to send it on. Your prayers are deeply appreciated. These men and women and their families deserve our love, our hugs and most powerfully, our prayers. Prayer Request: I understand that life in Iraq is very difficult to bear right now. Our troops need our prayers for strength, endurance and safety. Send this on after a short prayer; please don't break it: 'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need... Amen.' When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world. There' s nothing attached; just send this to all in your address book. Do not let it stop with you, please -- of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best!!!

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