{"id":540,"date":"2011-09-19T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=540"},"modified":"2011-09-19T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T15:56:24","slug":"patriotism-in-the-grocery-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/09\/patriotism-in-the-grocery-store.html","title":{"rendered":"Patriotism in the Grocery Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2011\/09\/grocery-store.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-575\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2011\/09\/grocery-store-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Patriotism should always be the focus for every American.\u00a0 However, with our hectic schedules, sometimes the best intentions do not get off carried through to full fruition.\u00a0 With the 9\/11 10th anniversary just having taken place, it\u2019s very appropriate to feature this video from a grocery store in Massachusetts.\u00a0 The subscriber who submitted the video questioned, \u201cWhy doesn&#8217;t anything happen like this when I&#8217;m doing boring old grocery shopping?\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fourth of July Flash Mob - 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