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<\/em><\/p>\nI have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day.\u00a0 I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it.\u00a0 We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.<\/em>\u00a0 \u2014 Benjamin Harrison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day.\u00a0 I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-lest-we-forget","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-19C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":967,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/11\/lest-we-forget-happy-veterans-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":4440,"position":0},"title":"Lest We Forget: Happy Veterans Day","author":"Jeff","date":"November 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday we celebrated the 233rd Birthday of the Marine Corps, today we pause to remember all those who have served this nation in peace and war. 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