{"id":487,"date":"2014-05-23T12:59:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T12:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/?p=487"},"modified":"2014-05-23T12:59:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T12:59:33","slug":"worth-dying-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/2014\/05\/worth-dying-for.html","title":{"rendered":"Worth Dying For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our freedom is not free. It was purchased and is preserved by those serving in our military.\u00a0They believed that our freedom was worth dying for. Our freedom is a beautiful thing. The world envies it. But we treat it far too casually.\u00a0As an American citizen I want to express deep gratitude for those that have sacrificed and served me. They don&#8217;t know my name and I don&#8217;t know theirs but I honor them and their family for the service rendered. If you have a loved one in the service, thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Let us pause this weekend during our picnics, cookouts, gardening, get-togethers &#8211; our fun celebrations &#8211; to remember and say &#8220;thank you&#8221;. Display our beautiful flag as a symbol of your appreciation and solidarity with those that serve our country with their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s tell Washington that we want our servicemen and women and our veterans treated with the best we can give.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/safeplacewithruthgraham\/files\/2012\/07\/Remember-Memorial-Day.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-132\" alt=\"Remember - Memorial Day\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/312\/2012\/07\/Remember-Memorial-Day-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our freedom is not free. It was purchased and is preserved by those serving in our military.\u00a0They believed that our freedom was worth dying for. Our freedom is a beautiful thing. The world envies it. 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