Saturday’s Army-Navy game in Philadelphia got started out with a memorable scene.
Views from the field 😍#ArmyNavy pic.twitter.com/tmWX0AAxMh
— Army-Navy Game (@ArmyNavyGame) December 9, 2017
As snow covered the field, a chaplain got things started with a stirring pre-game prayer that led to a national anthem sung by a combination of Armed Forces glee clubs that knocked our socks off.
The snow. The flag. The anthem. The game. #ArmyNavyGame @ArmyWP_Football vs. @NavyFB is America done right. pic.twitter.com/CEkX49lFXR
— Danny Schaechter 🏝️🏈🐾 (@CoachDShack) December 9, 2017
Army-Navy combined men’s and women’s Glee Clubs and Gospel Choir about to rock the National Anthem #GoNavy #BeatArmy pic.twitter.com/pSiUYdhOa8
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) December 9, 2017
Many on social media were happy to point out that nary a single person was seen kneeling for this anthem.
70,000 strong, brave men and women, saluting our flag& singing national anthem!🇺🇸 at football game! #C how NFL pic.twitter.com/3eaMXRiYl2
— PatG (@GardenierT) December 9, 2017
In general, there was overwhelming positive support for the men and women participating in this ceremony.
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TFW you get watching the Army/Navy Glee Clubs sing the anthem and seeing all these young men and women salute our flag – nothing but hope & pride. God Bless! #ArmyNavy
— Miss Kathy (@MissKathy27) December 9, 2017
#ArmyNavyGame, prayer, Anthem, football, service, duty, class, marching, discipline, 🇺🇸. So much good.
Watch the alma matres at the end. The Academies don’t camp-fire their songs. They mean more to them than that.— Saint Ignatius HS Football (@FBIGNATIUS) December 9, 2017