Founded on faith in God, the United States has been blessed as no other nation.

Our coin bears the inscription: In God We Trust. And our Bible reassures us: The Lord is just and merciful. With the Lord thence our protector, whom or what shall we fear?

Although I had lived a far from perfect life, my heart and soul belonged to God, country, and family long before the Navy got hold of me.

A man does a lot of praying in an enemy prison. Prayer, even more than sheer thought, is the firmest anchor.

Founded on faith in God, the United States has been blessed as no other nation.

The family is the engine that drives civilization. Throughout history, those cultures that have failed to found their rules and attitudes of society on the central importance of the family unit have decayed and disintegrated.

We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances. We are profoundly grateful to our Commander-in-Chief and to our nation for this day. God bless America.