{"id":1912,"date":"2012-02-01T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2012-01-26T13:48:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T13:48:10","slug":"1st-lt-brian-brennan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/02\/1st-lt-brian-brennan.html","title":{"rendered":"1st Lt. Brian Brennan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2012\/01\/brian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1952\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/01\/brian-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Military Heroes &#8211; U. S. Army<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>1st Lt. Brian Brennan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st Lt. Brian Brennan has led a life of destiny. There is no denying it when you hear his story.<\/p>\n<p>From the day he was born on September 30, 1984, he faced challenges. \u201cBrian was born 13 weeks premature,\u201d Jim Brennan [Brian&#8217;s father] said. \u201cHe was just 2 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. He was not expected to live.\u201d (ClevelandBrowns.com)<\/p>\n<p>For Lt. Brennan&#8217;s story&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/blogs\/broadside\/2009\/10\/01\/first-lieutenant-brian-brennan\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provided courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/\"><strong>Military Times<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military Heroes &#8211; U. S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan 1st Lt. Brian Brennan has led a life of destiny. There is no denying it when you hear his story. 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