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President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] declared in remarks broadcast from the [[White House]] as part of a February 7, 1954 American Legion Program:

President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] declared in remarks broadcast from the [[White House]] as part of a February 7, 1954 American Legion Program:

{{cquote|As a former soldier, I am delighted that our veterans are sponsoring a movement to increase our awareness of God in our daily lives. In battle, they learned a great truth-that there are no atheists in the foxholes. They know that in time of test and trial, we instinctively turn to [[God]] for new courage…Whatever our individual church, whatever our personal creed, our common faith in God is a common bond among us.<ref>[http://yesteeyear.com/news/dwight-eisenhower-there-are-no-atheists-in-foxholes/ Dwight Eisenhower: There are No Atheists in Foxholes]</ref>}}

{{cquote|As a former soldier, I am delighted that our veterans are sponsoring a movement to increase our awareness of God in our daily lives. In battle, they learned a great truth-that there are no atheists in the foxholes. They know that in time of test and trial, we instinctively turn to God for new courage…Whatever our individual church, whatever our personal creed, our common faith in God is a common bond among us.<ref>[http://yesteeyear.com/news/dwight-eisenhower-there-are-no-atheists-in-foxholes/ Dwight Eisenhower: There are No Atheists in Foxholes]</ref>}}

In recent years the organization Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers has taken up use of the slogan "Atheists in Foxholes" as a list of those men and women who serve the country while lacking a belief in God/[[Polytheism|gods]].<ref>[http://www.militaryatheists.org/expaif.html Atheists in Foxholes, in Cockpits, and on Ships], Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers website</ref>

In recent years the organization Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers has taken up use of the slogan "Atheists in Foxholes" as a list of those men and women who serve the country while lacking a belief in God/[[Polytheism|gods]].<ref>[http://www.militaryatheists.org/expaif.html Atheists in Foxholes, in Cockpits, and on Ships], Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers website</ref>