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US Independence Day 🇺🇸

Oh say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there.
Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen thru the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;
’Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh, thus be it ever, when free men shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation!
Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the heav’n-rescued land
Praise the Pow’r that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust!”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Text: Francis Scott Key, 1779–1843

I am so grateful for this country and the freedoms I have. Especially the freedom to run our business with our family. What freedom are you grateful for today?
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FLAG DAY is a non-federal holiday in the that honors the history and meaning of the . To celebrate , get a high-quality American flag and display it in a prominent location outside of your home. Raise the flag at sunrise and lower it at sunset.

Monday, May 31, 2021
MEMORIAL DAY-- 🇺🇸 to commemorate those who have laid down their lives for U.S. national defense.
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Just a reminder, this weekend is brought to you by the lives of those who currently serve you, your family, our country, in the . I am humbled by their sacrifice.
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Armed Forces Day is a day to pay special tribute to the men and women of the Armed Forces. "Our Servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace–many of them away from their homes, their friends and their families. They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength and high resolve. They are also evidence of a harsh but inescapable truth––that the survival of freedom requires great cost and commitment, and great personal sacrifice." – President John F. Kennedy, 1963

Ways to celebrate
• Wear red, white and blue
• Fly the American flag
• Thank a man or woman who serves or has served
• Talking with or writing to a military member
• Donate to veteran or military-based organizations
• Send care packages for those serving overseas
• Volunteer through the VA or a veterans service organization
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What makes Armed Forces Day different from Veterans Day and Memorial Day?
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Unlike Veterans Day, which honors those who served, and unlike Memorial Day, which honors those who died serving, Armed Forces Day is a day to honor all of the men and women currently serving as well as those who have served, both active and former military.
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Read more: https://militarybenefits.info/armed-forces-day/

Mother's Day
Sunday, May 9
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Mother’s Day is always celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It’s not a federal holiday, but Mother’s Day is widely celebrated as a special day to honor all mothers and motherhood. Together, let’s honor the women who raised us—and all the mothers who sacrificed for their children.
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16 April
Emancipation Day
Washington D.C., USA

Marks the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which President Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862.

Holy Week:
Easter Sunday

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
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Holy Week:
Easter Sunday

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
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Holy Week:
Easter Sunday

And when Mary had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
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Holy Week:
Easter Sunday

And the angel answered and said unto Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
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Holy Week:
Christ is laid in a borrowed tomb

And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre.
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Holy Week:
Good Friday

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
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