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(CNSNews.com) — Rep. Allen West, a freshman Republican congressman from Florida, told guests and colleagues attending the 60th National Day of Prayer on Thursday on Capitol Hill that America is “rooted” in its Judeo-Christian faith and that prayer is needed to solve the nation’s problems.

“This America is rooted in a Judeo-Christian faith tradition, which finds its cornerstone of communication, prayer,” West said, who cited the Founding Fathers’ acknowledgement of God’s role in the nation’s destiny.

General George Washington, West said, was famously portrayed as he prayed at Valley Forge.

Thomas Jefferson, noted West, spoke of the consequences of turning away from God when he said, “Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?”

“When the foundations of America were attacked and destroyed on September 11, 2001, we found ourselves as a nation doing that which is best, praying,” West said. “We found ourselves doing as it says in Psalms 34:6, ‘This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.’”

West, who served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, including two tours in Afghanistan, said he believes the Navy SEALs who carried out the mission on Sunday that led to the death of Osama bin Laden also depended on their faith.