{"id":595,"date":"2010-01-01T14:33:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T22:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topmomblog.com\/?p=595"},"modified":"2010-01-05T09:51:02","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T17:51:02","slug":"honoring-military-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/honoring-military-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Military Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-598\" title=\"Military Mom1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/topmomblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Military-Mom1.jpg?resize=450%2C556\" alt=\"Military Mom1\" width=\"450\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Military-Mom1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Military-Mom1.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jennifer is an awesome mom and military wife of my cousin Neil \u00a0who has served with the US Navy for at least 14 years now. 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