{"id":8493,"date":"2014-11-11T13:10:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8493"},"modified":"2014-11-11T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:21:41","slug":"veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8493","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Memorial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8505\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Memorial.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Memorial.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Memorial-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Memorial-1024x734.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a>I would like to thank all veterans of the United States Armed Services for your honorable commitment, dedication, and service to our Country on this Veterans Day.\u00a0 Last weekend, my wife and I were able to attend the unveiling of veterans&#8217; memorial in a local park.\u00a0 There were hundreds in attendance, to include many of those who have served.<\/p>\n<p>It was sobering to listen to the guest speaker, a retired one-star General, as he relayed his thoughts on service and history.\u00a0 I was proud that so many generations had assembled to show our thanks and respect to the assembled soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.<\/p>\n<p>In a moment that could not even have been scripted, a real bald eagle flew over the ceremony.\u00a0 Truly stirring.<\/p>\n<p>Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to thank all veterans of the United States Armed Services for your honorable commitment, dedication, and service to our Country on this Veterans Day.\u00a0 Last weekend, my wife and I were able to attend the unveiling of veterans&#8217; memorial in a local park.\u00a0 There were hundreds in attendance, to include many of those who have served. It was sobering to listen to the guest speaker, a retired one-star General, as he relayed his thoughts on service and history.\u00a0 I was proud that so many generations had assembled to show our thanks and respect to the assembled soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. 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