army chaplain colonel thomas mcgregor.king in french] >> our gracious and loving father in hen, we ask for the blessing of your presence on this significant event that touches the lives of the families and citizens of the grateful nations here represented. magnify yourself this day as we pause to fittingly remember those men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of france and the allied nations during the second world war. truly, this is sacred ground, for those are the remains of those hero warriors whose dreams were cut short and who have entered their eternal rest. many cried out to you as they breathed their last. many seeking help from him who alone is the resurrection and the life. oh, god, savel now the hearts of those who mourn. grant them your comfort and peace. tempor the memories of those who whose loved ones perished in the horrific conflict at sea and on these bloody fields of bat m so many years ago. lovely lovingly support the family and friends who grieve the loss of a loved one both pas