till all the world adore his sacred name the lord be with you. and also with you. let us pray. o god, whose mercies cannot be numbered, accept our prayers on behalf of your servant, bob, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy in the fellowship of your saints. through jesus christ, our lord, who lives and reigns with you and the holy spirit, one god, now and forever, amen.
and over the op soigs of many in his own party, and some in mine, he managed to build and create a federal holiday in the name of martin luther king jr. bob dole. bob dole did that. he never forgot where he came from and never forgot what he said to our colleagues about the effort for the king holiday. i ll quote. he said, no first-class democracy can treat people like second-class citizens. no first-class democracy can treat people like second-class citizens. bob didn t hate government. knew people needed it most were
many memories from 50 years of friendship, there s one that especially captures what bob dole was as a man and in my view as a patriot. we were on our way to the 50th anniversary of d-day in normandy where he started in italy. much had been written about his time there, but to be there with him felt significantly different. he was on a mission in the mountains, nazi gunfire and mortar fire was thick, men were dying, facing a hail of bullets, 2nd lieutenant robert joseph
colin powell. we have, indeed, seen too much loss in recent days. to elizabeth, robin, and the entire dole family, please know that this cathedral and this nation grieves with you and you are in our prayers. bob dole was one of the greatest of the greatest generation, a pit rot who always placed country above partisanship and politics. while we mourn his loss, we gather this morning to give thanks for and to celebrate his extraordinary life. though senator dole has gone from us, he is not lost. the same god who raised jesus from the dead will raise bob dole as well. that is the good news. our faith tells us that we will meet again in a place where
described heroism, better treat you than anyone i know. he wrote the following. when the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scores a compromise with death, that is heroism. flights of angels, sing thee to thy rest, bob. god bless bob dole. god bless america. may god protect our troops .