Rep. Joe Heck Commemorates Memorial Day 2014

                                           

From the grassy slopes of Bunker Hill

On to the National Mall we find

The price of freedom is ever real

Some of the best blood was left behind

From the grassy slopes of Bunker Hill
To the National Mall we can see
The price of freedom is ever real
Through the shedding of blood, it is seen

Dr. Heck has more than 25 years in public service as a physician, Army Reservist, and community volunteer. Previously, Heck served as a volunteer firefighter and ambulance attendant, Search & Rescue team member, and SWAT physician. A Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, he was called to active duty three times, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Lord has also decreed that this land should be “the place of the new Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord.” (Ether 13:3.) Here is our nation’s destiny! To serve God’s eternal purposes and to prepare this land and the people for America’s eventual destiny, He “established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom [He] raised up unto this very purpose, and Sgt. Adam Estep 
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1. ldscleardoctrine.com › Doctrine-and-CovenantsD&C Section 101 Zion: Why Persecuted, When Redeemed ...

   80 And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.

The Doctrine and Covenants says that, when the waters receded off of this land, ... up unto this very purpose and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood. ... Notice the same pattern: these lands have been redeemed by the shedding of blood—the best blood of this generation.

It's been a decade since Adam died, my step-daughter's husband. 

(Army Sgt. Adam W Estep) 

It gave me comfort when I read that the shedding of blood redeems the land.  Iraq,  God has hope for you as a nation of religious freedom with a constitution that recognizes religions groups.