Along those lines at least:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/retired-marine-open-letter-nfl/

Yep ... that was impressive :)

I saw a young girl on TV a couple of years back .... might have been a Texas NBA team ... she was around 12ish and sang it for all their home games.

Reba will do it justice for sure!

If she calls in sick .... just let Taylor Whazzername "croak it out" :D

https://www.truthorfiction.com/national-anthem-not-a-pop-song/

Mark Carallo, Army Infantry

from 2011

Another cringe moment of a National Anthem at the 2023 British GP. (and here I thought Major Dick Winter was an American...)

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yikes

It doesn't need to be sung...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBU3J5XsiXI

Thanks Shaun. She hit a walk-off home run with that. Never been done better.

I mostly disagree with this alleged Marine Colonel. I sure don't want to hear a rap version or punk or whatever. But this song can be sung with an extra helping of emotion. And should be. My chest always swells when I hear it, and often I get something in my eye.

Why can't we have our armed forces perform the national anthem?

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