Dwight David Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States (1953-1961).

I still remember his bumper stickers that read, “I Like Ike.”

Prior to becoming president, he was an Army general and was the Commander of Allied Forces in Europe (1943-1945).

It was under his command that one of the greatest victories in World War II, the Normandy Invasion, was credited with defeating Germany.

I’ve heard many interesting stories about the late President Eisenhower.  I remember that he had a visit from Evangelist Billy Graham a few days before his death.

The story is told he shared with Mr. Graham that he had been president and a general in the Army of the greatest country in the world.

However, he said, “In this time of my life, the only thing that really counts is my relationship with Jesus Christ.”

I get excited every time I think of a man who could have been so proud of what he had accomplished, but instead, humbly realized where he was to spend eternity was the only thing that really mattered.

Another story I heard was that he asked to be buried in his Army uniform and his body placed in an $80 Army coffin.

When asked why, he said, “500 years from now, no one will ever remember me as a president, but history will always relive our victory in the Second World War.”

Is it any wonder that people often refer to the men and women of that time as “The Greatest Generation?”

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