{"id":16393,"date":"2025-11-20T10:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=16393"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:47:20","slug":"american-st-nick","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/event\/american-st-nick\/","title":{"rendered":"American St. Nick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"LEPageHeader\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/St-nick-american.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/St-nick-american-200x131.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.eastwindsorchamber.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/St-nick-american.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"LEDescription\">During World War II, amidst the horrors of battle, a young American soldier, Dick Brookins, brought joy and hope to the children of Wiltz, Luxembourg. 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