{"id":214364,"date":"2015-11-12T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=214364"},"modified":"2015-11-12T06:00:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T20:00:35","slug":"veterans-day-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/veterans-day-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-214364 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/veterans-day-2015\/dsc_0298\/'>DSC_0298<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-214368'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI Military and Veterans Affairs Office director Joseph Palacios delivers his opening remarks at the ceremony.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/veterans-day-2015\/dsc_0302\/'>DSC_0302<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-214369'>\n\t\t\t\tVarious government officials took part in honoring those who fight for freedom on Veterans Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/veterans-day-2015\/dsc_0306\/'>DSC_0306<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-214370'>\n\t\t\t\tActing governor Ralph DLG Torres thanks the veterans and their family for their sacrifices in his welcoming remarks.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/veterans-day-2015\/dsc_0309\/'>DSC_0309<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-214371'>\n\t\t\t\tLt. 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