"Pvt. Paul Oglesby, 30th Infantry, standing in reverence before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church. Note: pews at left appear undamaged, while bomb-shattered roof is strewn about the sanctuary. Acerno, Italy." Benson, September 23, 1943. 111-SC-188691.
http://archives.gov/research/ww2/photos/images/ww2-96.jpg
War destroys the sacred and the mundane.But war cannot destroy Faith.
Faith cannot be taken
Or destroyed;
Only abandoned.
"The USS ARIZONA burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor." December 7, 1941. 80-G-32420.
The WWII collection on line at the National Archives is awesome.
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