{"id":287,"date":"2009-05-23T20:13:45","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T03:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.independencedayfun.com\/blog\/287\/the-pride-of-our-country\/"},"modified":"2009-05-23T20:13:45","modified_gmt":"2009-05-24T03:13:45","slug":"the-pride-of-our-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/independenceday\/287\/the-pride-of-our-country\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pride of Our Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Robicheau<\/p>\n<p>Today as before, our brave do fight<br \/>For a land they love, a flag so right<\/p>\n<p>The pride of our country, yes they are<br \/>The strength of our nation, best by far<\/p>\n<p>Just as our brave from each war gone by<br \/>They march for us proudly, flag held high<\/p>\n<p>From all over this land they come to serve<br \/>They&#8217;re taught by the best, this they deserve<\/p>\n<p>When troops give their all, the world does see<br \/>Whether serving on land, in the air, or at sea<\/p>\n<p>The pride from this country, march through war<br \/>With home drawn strength, held deep in their core<\/p>\n<p>Our best are so awesome, their loved ones well know<br \/>May God guide their journey where they &#8211; for us &#8211; go<\/p>\n<p>What these brave must have is support from their own<br \/>The love from their people, firm thankfulness shown<\/p>\n<p>Our greatest achievement is that we&#8217;re still free<br \/>Please take time and ponder who caused this to be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Robicheau Today as before, our brave do fightFor a land they love, a flag so right The pride of our country, yes they areThe strength of our nation, best by far Just as our brave from each war &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/independenceday\/287\/the-pride-of-our-country\/\">[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":[18,300,44,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-poems","7":"tag-4th-of-july","8":"tag-brave","9":"tag-independence-day","10":"tag-july-4th","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 v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Pride of Our Country &#187; 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