{"id":2577,"date":"2007-05-28T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-28T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/05\/memorial-day-3.html"},"modified":"2007-05-28T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-28T11:37:00","slug":"memorial-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/05\/memorial-day-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m thankful to live in a country where men and women are willing to sacrifice their life to protect our freedoms.  We don&#8217;t deserve their sacrifice but I&#8217;m thankful they made it.  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