Thanks for Past Sacrifices

O Lord our God, n whose hands are the living and the dead: As we approach your throne this Memorial Day, we give thanks for all who have laid down their lves in the service of our country and the cause for freedom around the world.We thank you for their heroism and self-sacrifice.  Above all we thank you for the great Captian of our salvation, Christ our Lord, who laid down His life that we might live forever.  Grant that through His great sacrifrice all nations, kindred, and people may be united in a true brotherhood.  In Jesus ' Name, we pray.  Amen.