{"id":413,"date":"2014-05-21T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hunteeboy.com\/playitbyear\/?p=413"},"modified":"2014-05-27T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T09:49:52","slug":"memorial-day-im-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hunteeboy.com\/playitbyear\/?p=413","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day – I’m Free!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Memorial Day –\u00a0 A day that means a lot of things to people. To some it means a day of barbecue. To others it’s a day of hamburgers and hot dogs. Yet to others it is a paid day of vacation from work. Some even consider it the first day of summer. What do you think of it as? <\/p>\n

I think of it as a day to remember the great men and women who died to give me freedom. But not only for me, but for my family and friends, and yes, even for us all. I think of Memorial Day as a day thank those who put their lives on the line every day. It’s a day to recognize the sacrifices of our soldiers in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard. The dawn’s also a day to remember your local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and personnel. Tell your local firefighters and Emma that you <\/p>\n

It is a day when the citizens of this great land can come together and sing <\/p>\n

O say, can you see
\nBy the dawn’s early light
\nWhat so proudly we hailed
\nAt the twilight’s last gleaming
\nWhose broad stripes and bright stars
\nThrough the perilous fight
\nWhat so proudly we hailed
\nWere so gallantly streaming
\nAnd the Rockets red glare
\nThe bombs bursting in air
\nGave proof through the night
\nThat our flag was still there
\nO say does that Star Spangled
\nBanner yet wave
\nO’er the land of the free
\nAnd the Home of the Brave<\/p>\n

As I sang the Star Spangled Banner for the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Recruit Graduation: http:\/\/youtu.be\/IUsVOr6uCok<\/a>, it reminded me of what it meant to be free. I’m free from the bondage of slavery; free to pursue life, liberty and happiness; and I am free to continue to Play It By Ear!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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