{"id":1028,"date":"2010-07-04T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2010-07-04T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/country-mills-eagles\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2012-05-20T09:14:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T13:14:24","slug":"independence-life-liberty-pursuit-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/country-mills-eagles\/post\/independence-life-liberty-pursuit-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"INDEPENDENCE: Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/country-mills-eagles\/post\/independence-life-liberty-pursuit-of-happiness\/mitch-100\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1029 alignright\" title=\"mitch-100\" src=\"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/country-mills-eagles\/files\/2012\/05\/mitch-100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"629\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>At<\/strong>\u00a0this time of the year, we most often take time to reflect upon the incredible bravery and courage of our\u00a0<strong>Founding Fathers<\/strong>, and all of the fighting\u00a0<strong>Patriots<\/strong>, both Minute Men and the Militia Men, that were willing to give up everything of a personal nature, including leaving their families, in the very noble effort of preparing for those same family members a future like no one had ever known up until that time.\u00a0\u00a0The brilliance of the\u00a0<strong>Founders<\/strong>\u00a0in the crafting of the\u00a0<strong>Constitution<\/strong>, and their commitment to a\u00a0<strong>Free<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Independent Nation<\/strong>, has withstood the test of time, and since September 11, 2001, the worst attack on American soil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There<\/strong>\u00a0were several wonderful performances at the 2010\u00a0<strong>Independence Invitational<\/strong>, but none as great as the performance our ancestors gave to Free this country from Tyranny nearly 235 years ago.\u00a0\u00a0In an effort to keep in perspective the precious value of\u00a0<strong>Freedom<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Liberty<\/strong>\u00a0we wanted to use a picture of the\u00a0<strong>Declaration of Independence\u00a0<\/strong>as the lead photo this time.\u00a0\u00a0Scroll down to see some of the record setting performances from the 2010\u00a0<strong>Independence Invitational<\/strong>, but remember that one of the most impressive\u00a0<strong>American Records<\/strong>\u00a0is one that has been ongoing for nearly 235 years.\u00a0\u00a0By\u00a0<strong>GOD\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0grace, may it continue for 235 years more.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><em>GOD BLESS AMERICA!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/country-mills-eagles\/post\/independence-life-liberty-pursuit-of-happiness\/jack-800\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1030\" title=\"jack-800\" src=\"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/country-mills-eagles\/files\/2012\/05\/jack-800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><strong>\u00a0To<\/strong>\u00a0get a better perspective on some of the outstanding performances at the 2010\u00a0<strong>Independence Invitational<\/strong>, just scroll down below, and then click on the\u00a0<strong>Thumbnail\u00a0<\/strong>to see the entire photographic performance.\u00a0\u00a0To view the current records for the\u00a0<strong>Independence Invitational<\/strong>, click on\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cRecords\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from the navigation bar for the<strong>Liberty Tour<\/strong>, and then click on\u00a0<em><strong>Independence Invitational<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0For all of the\u00a0<strong>Results<\/strong>\u00a0from the 2010\u00a0<strong>Independence Invitational,<\/strong>\u00a0just click\u00a0<strong>\u201cResults\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from the navigation bar for the\u00a0<strong>Liberty Tour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At\u00a0this time of the year, we most often take time to reflect upon the incredible bravery and courage of our\u00a0Founding Fathers, and all of the fighting\u00a0Patriots, both Minute Men and the Militia Men, that were willing to give up everything of a personal nature, including leaving their families, in the very noble effort of preparing 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