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AFA JournalRELIGIOUS FREEDOM SYMPOSIUMOur nation’s future rests in our faith in GodEdward H. CurtisColonel, USAF Retired AFA Journal, July 2001 Edition The close association that exists between loyalty to country and loyalty to God in our American way of life is the result of neither accident nor coincidence. Rather, it is a pattern that was closely woven throughout the cornerstone documents upon which our nation is founded. For example, when we pledge allegiance, it is to “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” In that light, when we pledge allegiance, let us remember that we are pledging our priceless heritage of yesterday and our hope for tomorrow. Patriotism or love of country is not a way of life that exists only for adults. Our youth of today are not the first generation who have gone through an age of trauma and distrust of their elders. Their attitude will change as they take on the responsibilities of adulthood and based on past history, they will be glad they have changed. For every irrational and irresponsible young person in our society today there are hundreds of patriotic, responsible, committed youth who are working for a better America. What more fitting legacy can we pass to our youth than the motivitation to love God, and to love America? We all want to maintain a society in which men govern themselves and are free to progress as far as their ability and initiative can carry them. The future of America rests with our faith in God and a new dedication to the principles which have preserved us as a nation with all our faults and errors. No other nation has built on so noble a foundation or followed so faithfully such splendid ideals. God help us to keep it that way. Ed Curtis of Arlington, Texas, served in the U. S. Army in World War II in combat zones in France, Belgium and Germany. His duty included participation in the famed Battle of the Bulge. In 1950 he was commissioned in the U. S. Air Force and served 23 years, including service in combat zones during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. He and his wife, Nadine, have been married for 58 years. They have three children and eight grandchildren. |
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