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<\/a><\/p>\nTo all our men and women who have bravely fought and served, thank you!\u00a0Your sacrifice and service\u00a0are deeply appreciated and the reason we are remain a free country. On this day, we salute you! But every time we meet one of you who has served, it’s an honor!<\/p>\n
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To all our veterans, Thank you for your service. We can’t say it enough. To\u00a0my dad, William Marquardt, a WWII veteran and from the greatest generation. He was so proud to serve in the U.S. Navy. Thank you for joining the fight at a young age and defeating the enemy! To my brother, Captain Gary…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[914],"tags":[4827,474,3097],"class_list":["post-6703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-relationships-2","tag-military-service","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-day"],"yoast_head":"\n
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