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They met at the cemetery to 'garland the graves of our fallen braves' in commemoration of their valor and patriotism,' according to The Center for Civil War Research.

From Reuters • May 29, 2011

He 's knowin' all de victory, An' braves' t'ing was never be, To hear heem talk, it 's easy see He 's firse-class patriot.

From The Voyageur and Other Poems by Coburn, Frederick Simpson

In other words, this is a warriors' feast, a braves' meal.

From Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Eastman, Charles Alexander

He say it wuz de braves' ting he ever knowed any one to do.

From A Beautiful Possibility by Black, Edith Ferguson

Both braves' black-painted faces were expressionless, but White Bear read fear in their eyes and in the set of their mouths—the same fear he felt, and tried not to show.

From Shaman by Shea, Robert