{"id":277,"date":"2009-05-23T13:14:18","date_gmt":"2009-05-23T20:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.independencedayfun.com\/blog\/277\/home-of-the-brave\/"},"modified":"2009-05-23T13:14:18","modified_gmt":"2009-05-23T20:14:18","slug":"home-of-the-brave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/independenceday\/277\/home-of-the-brave\/","title":{"rendered":"Home of the Brave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Robicheau<\/p>\n<p>Through the feel of war they brave this day<br \/>How proud they stand, their unselfish way<\/p>\n<p>Our soldiers bear what we cannot see<br \/>They assure our right to live life free<\/p>\n<p>Each trained will face an unknown fate<br \/>Our support they need, don&#8217;t hesitate<\/p>\n<p>Just imagine how this land would be<br \/>Without their courage &#8211; catastrophe<\/p>\n<p>All the liberties we have grown to know<br \/>Would not exist, this life would go<\/p>\n<p>Find a thankfulness within your mind<br \/>Speak gratitude for our bravest kind<\/p>\n<p>Have the willingness to show you care<br \/>For fallen heroes, hold back no tear<\/p>\n<p>Reach out to God with his guiding light<br \/>For our troops do pray, both day and night<\/p>\n<p>America raise your flags to wave<br \/>For we truly are &#8216;home of the brave&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Roger Robicheau Through the feel of war they brave this dayHow proud they stand, their unselfish way Our soldiers bear what we cannot seeThey assure our right to live life free Each trained will face an unknown fateOur support &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/independenceday\/277\/home-of-the-brave\/\">[Continue]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[18,300,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-277","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-poems","7":"tag-4th-of-july","8":"tag-brave","9":"tag-independence-day","10":"entry","11":"gs-1","12":"gs-odd","13":"gs-even","14":"gs-featured-content-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home of the Brave &#187; 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