{"id":82,"date":"2006-05-29T08:32:19","date_gmt":"2006-05-29T16:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/?p=82"},"modified":"2006-05-29T08:37:31","modified_gmt":"2006-05-29T16:37:31","slug":"memorial-day-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/2006\/05\/29\/memorial-day-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those not signed up on the Affinity Tree, Bro. Paul Griffin sent out the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Greeting on this Memorial Day 2006,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Throughout our history, the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States have placed the security of our Nation before their own safety. America will be forever grateful for their service and sacrifice. On Memorial Day, we honor those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are especially proud of our brothers the men of Phi Beta Sigma who wear the uniform each and everyday. Sigma men are among the many that have paid the ultimate price defending the ideals of our great nation. We salute those who lost their lives in the defense of freedom helped protect our citizens and lay the foundation of peace for people everywhere. On Memorial Day, a grateful Fraternity pays tribute to their personal courage, love of country, and dedication to duty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This debt of gratitude extends also to the families who stood by our Brothers during times of war and times of peace. Each of the fallen has left behind loved ones who carry a burden of grief, and all the members of this great Fraternity are inspired by the strength of these families.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us pray this day for peace around the world, and continued support of our great brotherhood to military brothers around the world. Have a blessed and safe Memorial Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paul L. Griffin, Jr.<br \/>\n32nd International President<br \/>\nPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those not signed up on the Affinity Tree, Bro. Paul Griffin sent out the following: Greeting on this Memorial Day 2006, Throughout our history, the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States have placed the security of our Nation before their own safety. America will be forever grateful for &#8230; <a title=\"Memorial Day Message\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/2006\/05\/29\/memorial-day-message\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Memorial Day Message<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluephi.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}