National Anthem backlash from a Marine ... Thx Sarah R!

AMEN TO THIS

 

 

 

  

With the start of the NFL season, perhaps all team owners should be sent the following:

 

 From a Marine Corps Colonel in Afghanistan .

"So with all the kindness I can muster, I give this one piece of advice to the
next pop star who is asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting
event: save the vocal gymnastics and the physical gyrations for your
concerts. Just sing this song the way you were taught to sing it in
kindergarten - straight up, no styling.

"Sing it with the constant awareness that there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and
Marines watching you from bases and outposts all over the world.
Don't make them cringe with your self-centered ego gratification.

Sing it as if you are standing before a row of 86-year-old WWII vets

wearing their Purple Hearts, Silver Stars and flag pins on their cardigans

and you want them to be proud of you for honoring them and the country

they love - not because you want them to think you are a superstar musician.

 

They could see that from your costume, makeup and your entourage.

Sing 'The Star Spangled Banner' with the courtesy and humility

that tells the audience that it is about America, not you.

 

And please remember, not everything has to be sung as a Negro spiritual.

We're getting a little weary of that.

Francis Scott Key does not need any help."

 

Semper Fi