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Happy Veterans Day to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Thank you for the tremendous\u00a0sacrifices\u00a0you have made to defend us and our freedoms that we all too often take for granted. It is my sincere hope that this day finds you in safety and comfort surrounded by…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":450,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,38,28,30],"tags":[3,11,36,61],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays","category-hope-inspiration","category-peace","category-the-past","tag-b-dave-walters","tag-gnostic-theism","tag-hope","tag-veterans-day"],"yoast_head":"\n
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