{"id":988,"date":"2011-05-29T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/employment\/?p=988"},"modified":"2023-05-03T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:10:22","slug":"memorial-day-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/employment\/employee-blog\/memorial-day-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday of May and is an acknowledgment of Armed Forces members who lost their lives in the line of duty. 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