{"id":23536,"date":"2025-11-11T19:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/?p=23536"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:44:58","slug":"aadr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2025\/11\/11\/aadr\/","title":{"rendered":"An Armistice Day Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23536\" class=\"elementor elementor-23536\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b563ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b563ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d53f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"45d53f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading   \"><h2 class=\"title\">Armistice Day Reflection\n<\/h2><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f608371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f608371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month\u2014marked even to the eleventh second\u2014the guns fell silent, and the First World War came to its solemn end. That moment in 1918 became a symbol of peace hard-won and lives forever changed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275be96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"275be96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the years since, we\u2019ve come to honor our veterans\u2014those who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces, in times of war and peace alike. I am deeply grateful to all who have willingly placed themselves in harm\u2019s way. Even more so, I honor those whose courage shines brightest when freedom is most fragile and peace feels furthest away. Conflict today may look different than it did in 1918, but its toll and its complexity remain.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3574156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3574156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To my brother and his fallen comrades, to my father-in-law and uncle-in-law, to my grandfathers and all those who served: your purpose and your sacrifice echo across generations. I am thankful for the virtues\u2014honor, integrity, discipline\u2014that may have inspired you to serve. May those values continue to guide us.eo.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a99459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a99459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To the many others I know who have served: may the fruits of your sacrifice remain unspoiled. May we never forget that your service was not for power, machinery, or dominance\u2014but for the least among us. For the inalienable rights that transcend creed, race, and ideology. May every soul on this planet have access to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And finally, let us always ask: \u201cQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?\u201d &#8220;Who will guard the guards themselves?&#8221; or &#8220;Who watches the watchmen?&#8221; &#8211; Juvenal &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1857dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1857dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27-1024x796.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27-1024x796.png 1024w, https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27-550x428.png 550w, https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27-820x638.png 820w, https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-27.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armistice Day Reflection At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month\u2014marked even to the eleventh second\u2014the guns fell silent, and the First World War came to its solemn end. 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