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A pause to think. Seventh-graders Megan Brown, left, and Shannon Fitzpatrick pause at a monument to the Ten Commandments, March 25, 2004, on the State Capitol grounds in Jefferson City, Mo. Photo credit: Kelley McCall, AP

U.S. Marines pray over a fallen comrade at a first aid point after he died from wounds suffered in fighting in Fallujah, Iraq in this April 8, 2004 photo. Vaired faiths, varied backgrounds, varied beliefs, on their knees in prayer. What else would one do in this instance? Photo credit: Murad Sezer, AP

Meet Staff Sergeant Lamar J. Byrd, a communicator with the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Falluja, Iraq, and, during his spare time, a Camp Falluja chaplain.. “I grew up on the streets (of Detroit). Living in an environment with guns and drugs was causing me to become a product of that environment. Due to situations I put myself in, I started to develop a gang mentality. I came from a Baptist church, but I really did not know about a personal relationship with God. I had enough sense to join the Marine Corps." A fellow Marine invited him to Bible Study, and that cinched it. Byrd was licensed under his church in 1992. In 1994, he went through the ordination service. In 1996 he signed up for Sacramento Bible College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Theology in 1999. He knows he is on call to fight and destroy the enemy, and once done, he is on call to minister to the troops. Byrd is known to have touched many hearts of the men in his unit. October 29, 2004. Photo credit: Sgt. Robert E. Jones, Sr., USMC

There is a historic link between God and the nation. You are looking at the front of Sandy Ridge Christian Church in Capon Bridge, West Virginia. This congregation formed in 1820, the first chirch was built in 1845, and this church was built in 1911. As you can see, the pastor has made sure to publicly ask God to bless America. America has been blessed, but it's always good to keep praying. Photo credit: Marek Enterprise

Soldiers pray, for themselves, and their buddies. Tank crews from the Alpha Company 4th Battalion 64 Armor Regiment pray during a heavy sand storm before convoying to a position near the Iraqi border March 19, 2003, among the first to invade Iraq. Soldiers in battle have a close relationship with their God. Photo credit: John Moore, AP

The people of Dixon, Illinois held a candlelight vigil to remember former President Ronald Regan, who died on June 6, 2004. This mourner understood that it was with God's blessing the US received Ronald Reagan, and it wass with God's blessing that he left.

A Christian cross along with many American flags mark the mourning site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania where United Airlines 93 crashed on 9-11 after being hijacked by foreign terrorists. All souls aboard died.

A woman attending a patriotc rally prays to her God before everyone, without hesitation.

Greek priest Papa Spiros prays as baseball fan Chris Davlantes stands behind him, before Game 7 of the National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins , at Wrigley Field in Chicago, October 15, 2003. Photo credit: John Gress, Reuters

Members of the First Baptist Church of Eldorado pray during a worship service in Eldorado, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003. Five of the church's members were among the eight who died in a recent bus accident. Photo credit: Eric Gay, AP