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Your brother is right, you'll need a concrete foundation under the brick that is at least 3" thick. Consider some thin pavers. They may have some that look like brick. You won't have to dig such a deep hole, and they're made to be "paving." That's probably not a big deal where you are, but wall bricks that get the standing water and freeze-thaw cycles we have around here don't hold up well.
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