THANK YOU... to the nth degree

 

LAND  OF  THE  FREE BECAUSE  OF 

     THE  BRAVE !!!

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There's also another thing for which I'm ever grateful:

as well as free and fair elections...

 "Democracy is the dent in the tall hat"

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... and on 11-11-1903, my maternal grandmother came into this world; 21 years later [to the day!] she would celebrate her wedding...