This thank you goes out to all of the people who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. I know how much you sacrifice, both in terms of your physical and emotional well-being, and in terms of family.<\/p>\n
My own father was an Army officer during WWII (European theater), as well as in the Korean “conflict”. We were scheduled to be stationed in Japan at one time, but those orders were changed to Fort Huachuca, AZ. Quite a different post! To all of our service people, a huge Thanks <\/span>for all you do!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This thank you goes out to all of the people who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. I know how much you sacrifice, both in terms of your physical and emotional well-being, and in terms of family. 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