{"id":43,"date":"2025-10-10T12:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squidgameseason1.win\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:54:06","slug":"navy-veteran-wins-trip-to-the-2026-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.squidgameseason1.win\/blog\/navy-veteran-wins-trip-to-the-2026-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy veteran wins trip to the 2026 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"497\">\ud83e\udd47 <strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"497\">A Lucky Win for a Lifelong Serviceman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"898\">\n<li data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"628\">\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"628\"><strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"518\">Julian Osborne<\/strong> served <strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"553\">24 years in the US Navy<\/strong>, mostly aboard <strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"595\">fast-attack 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