america land of the free home of the brave lyrics

There have been many heroes in our rich past, and when one looks back in time, Americans have never been defeated by fear. Perhaps the lockdown has helped save lives, and perhaps it has not, time will tell. Therefore I have asked myself why are we still in fear of being locked down on a mandate based on someone’s determination that a percentage of per hundred thousand infections qualifies for us to be all forced into this. This virus has not been as deadly or has affected as many in younger age groups. 675,000 people in America, killed people of all ages and many in their 20s and 30s. The epidemic of 1918 which killed approx. We have recently learned that 94% of deaths from COVID-19 in America are people with a pre-existing condition and over the age of 65, which means that people died not from the virus but with the virus, usually from viral pneumonia. With the coronavirus lockdown which has swept this great nation, I have considered how quickly we have all cowered with fear to this flu epidemic. The words of Francis Scott Key resonated loudly and clearly that America was unique and its people courageous.

I learned early on that America was the land of the free and home of the brave, and relished the stories of some of our early heroes like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, fearless men that were not daunted by peril and death. I am an immigrant who came to this country and into elementary school.

America land of the free home of the brave lyrics