A Solemn Veteran’s Day

A Solemn Veterans Day with Bishop Michael Hunn Bishop Michael Hunn invites the Diocese of the Rio Grande to observe Veterans Day, honoring those who served and remembering those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. He highlights a special film screening of 'Apache Blues Welcome Home,' a documentary about the Apache Troop's experiences during and after the Vietnam War. The event will take place at the Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque on November 11th at 6:30 PM. Bishop Hunn also offers a heartfelt prayer for those in the armed forces, urging a collective hope for a world free of war.

 

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00:00 Introduction and Veterans Day Invitation

00:08 History and Significance of Veterans Day

00:42 Diocese of Rio Grande's Support and Film Screening

01:21 Details of the Film 'Apache Blues Welcome Home'

01:48 Special Thanks and Film Trailer Information

02:03 Prayer for Armed Forces

02:39 Closing Remarks and Blessings

Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Hello, Diocese of the Rio Grande.
This is your Bishop Michael Hunn inviting you to the observance of a solemn Veterans Day.
In 1919, following the end of World War I, the war to end all wars, President Woodrow Wilson called for a nationwide celebration of Armistice Day in remembrance of those who served their country in that war, and especially in commemoration of all those who gave their lives, paying the ultimate price for the freedoms which we enjoy.

(00:35):
Today, that day is called Veterans Day and celebrates all those who have served our nation faithfully.
Here in the Diocese of Rio Grande, it's our blessing to support the bishop's office, the Bishop for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, and to partner with her in the work that she does caring for our military chaplains throughout the world.

(00:58):
In honor of Veterans Day this year, the Diocese of the Rio Grande, collaborating with the Cathedral of St.
John here in Albuquerque, is showing a film called Apache Blues Welcome Home, which is the story of Apache Troop, the unit that was called in during the Vietnam War to rescue troops who were in tenuous situations.

(01:21):
And it is the story of the, of that unit and its troops, and as they came home, how they were treated by their fellow citizens in the United States, and how they have recovered since.
.999It is a moving documentary, and I look forward to seeing it with you.
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(01:41):
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on Monday night, November 11th, here at the Cathedral of St.
John in Albuquerque.
.9I want to give a special thanks to Dick Steele, who helped organize the showing of Apache Blues, and I'll put a trailer to the film in the comments below, because you can access it on a variety of streaming services as well.

(02:03):
Diocese, let us now pray for all of those who serve our country.
.999The Lord be with you.
.999Let us pray.
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad.
.999Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace.

(02:24):
.999Strengthen them in their trials and temptations.
.999Give them courage to face the perils which beset them, and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be. 22 00:02:35,274.999 --> 00:02:37,314.999 Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 23 00:02:37,864.999 --> 00:02:38,264.999 Amen.
My friends, let us be solemn today and let us give thanks for all of those who have served.

(02:46):
.999Let us give thanks for the freedoms they died so that we might enjoy.
.999And let us pray for the day when there will be no more war, not just in this country, but throughout the world.
The day when we can finally beat our swords into plowshares, our spears into pruning hooks, and when we will not need to learn war anymore.

(03:07):
.4God bless you, Diocese of Rio Grande.