{"id":2795,"date":"2014-05-26T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2014-05-25T18:12:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T22:12:28","slug":"happy-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/26\/happy-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG0493.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2796\" src=\"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG0493-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Flags on the National Mall\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG0493-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG0493-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG0493-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a meme going around today with an image of Arlington National Cemetery with the caption &#8220;Just in case you thought it was National Barbecue Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today is the unofficial start of summer. \u00a0It&#8217;s a day that Americans like to spend outside. \u00a0I will be outside myself, taking advantage of the long weekend. \u00a0But at some point today, even if only for a second, take a moment to remember all the fallen soldiers, many of whom died so that you have the freedom to enjoy your day without worries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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