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Why is the United States of America known around the

world as "the land of the free" and how has that title been.
earned by our nation's veterans ?

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Answer:The United States became known as “the land of the free” because that is how Francis Scott Key viewed his nation in 1814.

Explanation:It hung on as part of the American national anthem and became a favored phrase among Americans because of that. The first verse is the only one most people know the words to

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