{"id":96044,"date":"2024-11-10T16:49:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T21:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=96044"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:53:50","slug":"celebrate-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=96044","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-photo-8806003.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"300\" width=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/pexels-photo-8806003-200x300.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"elderly man hanging american flag by the window\" class=\"wp-image-96045\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Mike Jones on Pexels.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some ideas for celebrating our veterans on their special day that don&#8217;t require much planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Visit a Veterans Memorial or Cemetery<\/strong>. Contrary to some social media posts, Veterans Day honors both fallen and living Veterans. Memorial Day is meant to honor those who paid the ultimate price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serve the Veteran Community<\/strong> by volunteering or donating. You can combine this with your visit!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Go to a Veterans Day event<\/strong>. It may take some searching, or you could create your own. Put up a flag!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create a moment of silence<\/strong>. A simple but powerful activity would involve concentrating on what our veterans make possible for us all. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">These and some additional ideas are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/veteranlife.com\/articles\/veterans-day-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veteran Life<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some ideas for celebrating our veterans on their special day that don&#8217;t require much planning. These and some additional ideas are available at Veteran Life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[363],"class_list":["post-96044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Here are some ideas for celebrating our veterans on their special day that don&#8217;t require much planning. 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