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AdamJoshua 07:23 PM 04-17-2013
I thought this was very touching, before the game against Buffalo tonight.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...usaolp00000003
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Robulous78 07:48 PM 04-17-2013
God Bless our country... That is why we are so great... right there in a nutshell...



Those stands are packed... doesn't look like a single person gave any second thought to going out in public tonight... God bless them all...
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AdamJoshua 07:54 PM 04-17-2013
It's really too bad they don't do that for every event, I don't need to hear some 15yr old girl sing it or some "star", I'd rather have the crowd do it and be a part of it, other countries do it .. just not us.
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icehog3 12:22 AM 04-18-2013
I was watching the Pens-Habs game, but changed channels just in time to see this. Spontaneous, heartfelt, amazing. It actually moved me to tears.
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Robulous78 04:40 AM 04-18-2013
Originally Posted by icehog3:
I was watching the Pens-Habs game, but changed channels just in time to see this. Spontaneous, heartfelt, amazing. It actually moved me to tears.
I'll own up to it... I had to swallow back a few feelings watching it as well... Really moving... its what makes me proud to be an American :-)
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Zane 05:31 AM 04-18-2013
Just watched this on the today show. Was great to see.
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Blueface 06:37 AM 04-18-2013
If that doesn't stand the hair on one's body, nothing will.

I saw a cartoon on TV that was from a NY paper that I am trying to find on line.
I know NY fans and Boston fans have an incredible rivalry but as a NY fan, I was so moved by it.
It showed a dad and a kid, both with t-shirts with the Boston Red Sox B, with the dad with a Yankees cap.
The caption read something like the kid asking why they had Boston shirts if they were Yankees fans and the dad replied, today we are all rooting for Boston.
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Blueface 06:41 AM 04-18-2013
Found it.

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AdamJoshua 07:35 AM 04-18-2013
A really good recording from someone's seat. When I saw this video last night there were 301 views, not even 9 hours later it's up to over 450,000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=lbHMRpdk3_4
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maninblack 08:42 AM 04-18-2013
Sometimes it takes tragedies to bring out the best in us. Damn I love this country.
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cobra03 10:27 AM 04-18-2013
It was amazingly moving to watch on tv I can only imagine what it was like to be there. Paul Hamilton a Buffalo sports reported wrote in an article last night " The fans then sang the loudest rendition of the national anthem I ever heard" He went on to say that between witnessing the video tribute, the national anthem, and the energy and emotion of the fans at TD Garden it turned into a road trip that will stay with him forever.
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BHalbrooks 11:28 AM 04-18-2013
Best country in the World. Honored to call America home.
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mahtofire14 12:10 PM 04-18-2013
Just saw the video. Gave me chills. With all the crap that is going on in this country the PEOPLE are still the strongest in the world.
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pnoon 11:43 PM 04-18-2013
Originally Posted by AdamJoshua:
It's really too bad they don't do that for every event, I don't need to hear some 15yr old girl sing it or some "star", I'd rather have the crowd do it and be a part of it, other countries do it .. just not us.
I couldn't agree more.
Patriotism is not something one has or shows in a time of tragedy but demonstrates every day. Sports fans in every country but the US sing proudly at every event. I do. I just wish others would, too.
:-)
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AdamJoshua 11:45 PM 04-18-2013
Without a doubt, maybe a trend will start.

btw the video is over 1,000,000 hits in a day.
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