Independence the Bear Blue

Birthday: July 4
Animal: Bear
Collection: Beanie Babies
Style number: 40366
Main colour: Brown
Released: April 28, 2006
Retired: October 25, 2006
Swing tags: Generation 14
Tush tags: Generation 13
Manufacturer: Ty Inc.

Poem

Every Independence DayI stand tall and proudly sayLet's join together, hand in handFor America, our great homeland!(red nose version)Every Independence DayWith head held high I proudly sayI pledge allegiance to this landAnd for the freedom which we stand!(white nose version)Every Independence DayHand on heart I proudly sayFreedom and liberty are grandThat's why I love this, my homeland!

From the Ty swing tag

About Independence the Bear Blue

Independence the Bear with a blue nose is one of three nose colors Ty gave this bear under style 40366, alongside red and white. All three share the same brown body and the same release window; only the nose sets one apart from the next.

The regular retail Independence was also given away at a Brookfield Zoo event over the Fourth of July weekend in 2007, after the line had already retired, without any zoo-branded tag or card of its own.