{"id":8071,"date":"2005-05-26T16:16:09","date_gmt":"2005-05-26T23:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/05\/26\/memorial-day.html"},"modified":"2005-05-26T16:16:09","modified_gmt":"2005-05-26T23:16:09","slug":"memorial_day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/05\/26\/memorial_day.html","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/gettysburg.gif\" width=224 height=178 target=\"_blank\" class=\"right\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"block\">We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.  But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate &#8212; we can not consecrate &#8212; we can not hallow &#8212; this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8212; Abraham Lincoln, &#8220;Dedicatory Remarks,&#8221; Gettysburg, PA (1863) (Bliss Copy)<\/p>\n<p>Since I likely won&#8217;t be posting much on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memorial_Day\" target=\"_blank\">Memorial Day<\/a> itself, I thought I&#8217;d post this today.<\/p>\n<p>To those who gave their lives in the military service of this nation, thank you.  You are not forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homeland-security"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28023,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/28\/memorial-day-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":8071,"position":0},"title":"Memorial Day","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 28-May-12 12:35pm","format":false,"excerpt":"\"We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. 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But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate \u2014 we can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41437,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/15\/kay-and-fairy-tail.html","url_meta":{"origin":8071,"position":1},"title":"Kay and &quot;Fairy Tail&quot;","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 15-Mar-14 7:25pm","format":false,"excerpt":"I can attest that she's been watching this (at www.dailymotion.com ) until her eyes bleed.Reshared post from +Kay HillFairy TailFor anyone who likes any form of manga, I would recommend the series Fairy Tail. \u00a0It is set in a faraway land with magic where magic is used as an everyday\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7005,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/11\/13\/the_long_nation.html","url_meta":{"origin":8071,"position":2},"title":"The long national nightmare is over &#8230;","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 13-Nov-04 8:27am","format":false,"excerpt":"Now, can we please find something other than this to dedicate news time to?...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fourth Estate&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fourth Estate","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/fourth-estate"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8721,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/08\/29\/old_baggage.html","url_meta":{"origin":8071,"position":3},"title":"Old baggage","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 29-Aug-05 12:42pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Snarkiness of tone aside, an interesting article on the final decommissioning of Denver International's never-quite-altogether-operational automated baggage system. Ten years ago, the new Denver International Airport marched boldly into the...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Travel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/travel"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6055,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/06\/01\/pressing_on.html","url_meta":{"origin":8071,"position":4},"title":"Pressing on","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 1-Jun-04 2:15pm","format":false,"excerpt":"And then, as we talk about media bias (or at least odd and gratuitious spins on a news story) we have this Reuter's coverage of Bush's activities on Memorial Day....","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fourth Estate&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fourth Estate","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/fourth-estate"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17504,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/31\/memorial-day.html","url_meta":{"origin":8071,"position":5},"title":"Memorial Day","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 31-May-10 10:33am","format":false,"excerpt":"To those who served and who died in their service, know that you are remembered. 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