{"id":278,"date":"2009-05-23T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2009-05-23T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.independencedayfun.com\/blog\/278\/of-this-nation\/"},"modified":"2009-05-23T13:19:10","modified_gmt":"2009-05-23T20:19:10","slug":"of-this-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/independenceday\/278\/of-this-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Of This Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Robicheau<\/p>\n<p>Grand flag of this nation, in freedom flies<br \/>Hued red, white, and blue, capturing eyes<\/p>\n<p>The brave of this nation, marching by row<br \/>Determined in mission, each foe shall know<\/p>\n<p>Our way has survived, because of their will<br \/>Don&#8217;t ever forget, this fact you should drill<\/p>\n<p>Take life at this moment, hold memories firm<br \/>For lessons well learned, should be long-term<\/p>\n<p>Be proud of this nation, do well by your days<br \/>Hold God in your vision, don&#8217;t live in a maze<\/p>\n<p>Take love from the heart, do spread it today<br \/>Such wealth held inside, is cause for dismay<\/p>\n<p>Stay mindful of those who put all on the line<br \/>Support them, do help them, don&#8217;t be off-line<\/p>\n<p>God Bless all fine people, good deeds they do<br \/>Hold on to what&#8217;s right, a great point of view<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Robicheau Grand flag of this nation, in freedom fliesHued red, white, and blue, capturing eyes The brave of this nation, marching by rowDetermined in mission, each foe shall know Our way has survived, because of their willDon&#8217;t ever &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/independenceday\/278\/of-this-nation\/\">[Continue]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"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":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[18,34,44,301],"class_list":{"0":"post-278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-poems","7":"tag-4th-of-july","8":"tag-flag","9":"tag-independence-day","10":"tag-july-4yth","11":"entry","12":"gs-1","13":"gs-odd","14":"gs-even","15":"gs-featured-content-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Of This Nation &#187; 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