It was February 23rd 1836 when Mexican President/General Santa Anna moved his troops into San Antonio and surrounded the Texas militia fortifying the mission called the Alamo. On March 6th the attacks began. The Texans repelled the first two attacks. The attackers kept pressing so that the militiamen retreated farther in to the mission. The battle became a room to room and hand to hand battle. At the end all the Texans were killed, over 200 men had died to hold Santa Anna long enough for the other militia to form and prepare. The fall of the Alamo and the heroism of its fighters caused mass enlistments and after Sam Houston s strategic withdrawal the Texans attacked on April 21. ‌Remember the Alamo‍ was their battle cry that motivated them to be victorious over Mexico and finding freedom for them and their families.


It was Sunday morning on December 7th 1941 when 350 Japanese war planes bombed Pearl Harbor. The attack was a complete surprise; no declaration of war had been given. Eighteen American battle ships were sunk or destroyed. 200 airplanes were put out of commission. The killed and wounded numbered 3,581. The President said it was a day that ‌would live in infamy‍ but also motivated thousands of Americans to enlist in the Armed Forces to fight for freedom. The motto was carried through the war years ‌Remember Pearl Harbor.‍


It was a sunny morning on September 11, 2001, when nineteen terrorists from al  Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out the most heinous attacks on American civilians the world has ever seen. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center Twin Towers, causing their collapse. One plane struck the Pentagon, while the other crashed into a field in Pennsylvania; its target was to be the Capital Building, but passengers attempted to retake the plane. Thousands died that day, and on October 7th 2001 troops moved into Afghanistan where the terrorists had their bases and protection of the country. Many Americans enlisted to fight terrorism and remain on the battle fields even today. Their, and our, war cry remains the same as it was in 2001; ‌Remember 911.‍


At the Lord s Table today, we too have a battle cry and it is: ‌Remember Jesus Christ.‍