{"id":1882,"date":"2012-11-07T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/?page_id=1882"},"modified":"2012-12-07T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T15:26:26","slug":"pick-a-personality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/your-perspective\/share-your-perspective\/pick-a-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick a Personality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By their courage and determination, many Canadians distinguished themselves during the War of 1812. 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