{"id":2574,"date":"2014-11-11T10:23:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2014-11-11T12:16:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:16:06","slug":"veterans-day-we-will-never-forget-always-thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/veterans-day-we-will-never-forget-always-thankful\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran&#8217;s Day &#8211; We Will Never Forget; Always Thankful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x2L3skZ7FEw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2580\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2580\" data-attachment-id=\"2580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/veterans-day-we-will-never-forget-always-thankful\/dadship\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dadship.jpg?fit=800%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,521\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"dadship\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My Dad&amp;#8217;s ship during WWII&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dadship.jpg?fit=800%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" class=\"wp-image-2580 size-full\" alt=\"My Dad's ship during WWII\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dadship.jpg?resize=800%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dadship.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dadship.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Dad&#8217;s ship during WWII<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For all those who have served and are currently serving our country in such a difficult time, I thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Our family has a military history, both sides of our family &#8211;&nbsp;my dad, father-in-law, my son,&nbsp;my brothers, uncles, nephew, cousins &#8211; the list is long and I am proud. 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