tifier for an air asset which never came....foreign service personnel and intelligence personnel raised concern about their safety long before the attacks....forces were ordered to "stand down" during the attack....the Consulate perimeter was bombed - creating a large breach in the security fence - one month prior to 9/11/12....We were the "last man standing" in Benghazi after the French, the British and the Red Cross all had left....what was Ambassador Stevens doing in Benghazi the night of the attack? Especially with all of the security concerns.....
But as important as all of that: The Administration continued to mislead the American people with blatantly false statements about the reason of the attack just weeks before the Presidential election in order to convince Americans that his administration had terrorism (Al Qaeda) on the run.......

Let's keep our eye on the ball...

forward to that which is yet to come.

Let us Pray: Lord of Heaven and Earth, we give you thanks for this day, and as we look forward to the coming of a new day, we trust that you have the very best in mind for us, and pray that your gentle hand will guide our steps, and your wisdom guide out thoughts.
There are many who are concerned over what the future may hold, and we ask that you speak peace to our hearts; quiet our minds that we might hear the gentle whisper of your voice as you speak to us and to our loved ones, regardless of what may come. All that any of us can be certain of is this very moment in which we live, so let us leave the future in your hands, and trust that you will chart our course safely through whatever storms we may encounter in the days and weeks to come, until we once again reach the safe harbor of home.
And now Lord, grant rest to those who sleep, stand beside those who stand the watch through the night, lending them your strength, and renew our hope with the dawn of a new day.
AMEN.
GOOD NIGHT IKE

Provided by:
LT Eric J. Cochrane, CHC, USN
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Religious Ministries Department