{"id":18506,"date":"2022-11-11T15:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18506"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:35:49","slug":"a-veterans-day-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/11\/a-veterans-day-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"A Veterans Day Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Jamie Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We sent them fight
We sent them to die
Now The ones who came back
Have to fight to survive

We owe them our future
We gained from their loss
We can’t leave them to suffer
In the weight of their cost

The flag it still waves
The red white and blue
Oh say can you see what
They’ve given for you
When you wake up today
Safe at home or afar
Give thanks to the soldiers
Wherever they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#VeteransDay2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conjurer of Bytes, Notes & Words. Seeker of Truth, Peace, & Harmony. Jamie Gray lives in upstate NY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Jamie Gray We sent them fight We sent them to die Now The ones who came back Have to fight to survive We owe them our future We gained from their loss We can’t leave them to suffer In the weight of their cost The flag it still waves The red white and blue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[582,587,749,748,14],"tags":[96,594,751,750,523,285],"class_list":["post-18506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-blog-2","category-moregray","category-veterans","category-veteransday2022","category-blog","tag-jamiegray","tag-moregray","tag-poem","tag-veteransday2022","tag-blog","tag-veterans","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18691,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2025\/04\/someone-elses-job\/","url_meta":{"origin":18506,"position":0},"title":"Someone Else’s Job","date":"April 25, 2025","format":"image","excerpt":"If you STILL think it doesn't matterIf you think I should shut upIf you try to justify your silenceBecause you fear that bad things might comeIf you don't hold your tongue If you watch in horror at the hatredThen close your eyes, walk awayIf you'd rather run than fightIt's someone\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/f05c384e-a53b-466e-ba90-e33cab014d8a7041239507275238316.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16099,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/army-veteran-who-served-two-tours-in-afghanistan-was-deported-to-mexico\/","url_meta":{"origin":18506,"position":1},"title":"Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan was deported to Mexico","date":"March 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Sure. 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