This is really really cool

[ladypanther]

I was at the Atlanta game....bummer.  I go to all home games...I am lucky for that. (Note...at least our tailgate food was very good.)  For those who do not get to go to games...there is a lot of stuff that goes on you do not get to see.  The Panthers organization is a big supporter of the military.  There are at least 2 tributes to vets and active service personnel each game.

This game..was the official Support to Service game.  2 very very cool things happened.  Big kudos to whoever made them happen,

#1....The National Anthem was performed by a 94 year old WWII vet.  He played the harmonica.  OMG....it was awesome...it was not perfect but you could feel the collective "I am holding my breath for him"...he did great and the reaction was fantastic.  Chills just thinking about it.

#2...During a break...they introduced another WWII vet....and it was his 100th birthday.  He was wearing a Panther jersey with the number 100.  Sir Purr directed the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to him.

Glad I was wearing sunglasses...these guys brought on the tears.

It was a terrible game but these 2 WWII vets made my day.  I am glad I was there. Some things are priceless...these qualify.

Also....very well done Panthers.

[Ivan The Awesome]

I remember watching a game, I can't tell you if it was a Panthers game or not, might have been some other team for all I know, but I remember it was also salute to service and they had a vet play the national anthem with a trumpet. It was magical hearing that to be honest. I thought it was a very touching way to do that. Unfortunately I didn't get to see this rendition you speak of, with the harmonica. I bet it was sublime too. 

[ladypanther]

2 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

I remember watching a game, I can't tell you if it was a Panthers game or not, might have been some other team for all I know, but I remember it was also salute to service and they had a vet play the national anthem with a trumpet. It was magical hearing that to be honest. I thought it was a very touching way to do that. Unfortunately I didn't get to see this rendition you speak of, with the harmonica. I bet it was sublime too. 

I have seen vets and active duty personnel perform the National Anthem.....but...this was a WWII vet!!!!! That is very special and very amazing!!

[GoPanthers123]

Respect to the vets.

[TheSpecialJuan]

29 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

I was at the Atlanta game....bummer.  I go to all home games...I am lucky for that. (Note...at least our tailgate food was very good.)  For those who do not get to go to games...there is a lot of stuff that goes on you do not get to see.  The Panthers organization is a big supporter of the military.  There are at least 2 tributes to vets and active service personnel each game.

This game..was the official Support to Service game.  2 very very cool things happened.  Big kudos to whoever made them happen,

#1....The National Anthem was performed by a 94 year old WWII vet.  He played the harmonica.  OMG....it was awesome...it was not perfect but you could feel the collective "I am holding my breath for him"...he did great and the reaction was fantastic.  Chills just thinking about it.

#2...During a break...they introduced another WWII vet....and it was his 100th birthday.  He was wearing a Panther jersey with the number 100.  Sir Purr directed the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to him.

Glad I was wearing sunglasses...these guys brought on the tears.

It was a terrible game but these 2 WWII vets made my day.  I am glad I was there. Some things are priceless...these qualify.

Also....very well done Panthers.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. 

[ncdrifter]

34 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

I was at the Atlanta game....bummer.  I go to all home games...I am lucky for that. (Note...at least our tailgate food was very good.)  For those who do not get to go to games...there is a lot of stuff that goes on you do not get to see.  The Panthers organization is a big supporter of the military.  There are at least 2 tributes to vets and active service personnel each game.

This game..was the official Support to Service game.  2 very very cool things happened.  Big kudos to whoever made them happen,

#1....The National Anthem was performed by a 94 year old WWII vet.  He played the harmonica.  OMG....it was awesome...it was not perfect but you could feel the collective "I am holding my breath for him"...he did great and the reaction was fantastic.  Chills just thinking about it.

#2...During a break...they introduced another WWII vet....and it was his 100th birthday.  He was wearing a Panther jersey with the number 100.  Sir Purr directed the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to him.

Glad I was wearing sunglasses...these guys brought on the tears.

It was a terrible game but these 2 WWII vets made my day.  I am glad I was there. Some things are priceless...these qualify.

Also....very well done Panthers.

 

[ncdrifter]

excellent , as always, Lady Panther

[WarHeel]

1 hour ago, bull123 said:

None of this was reported by the media

guess they were focused on the other side of these things

Too busy wondering why we didn’t have anyone from our organization to “look at Kap.”

[MHS831]

Do either play Tackle?

[t96]

1 hour ago, ladypanther said:

I was at the Atlanta game....bummer.  I go to all home games...I am lucky for that. (Note...at least our tailgate food was very good.)  For those who do not get to go to games...there is a lot of stuff that goes on you do not get to see.  The Panthers organization is a big supporter of the military.  There are at least 2 tributes to vets and active service personnel each game.

This game..was the official Support to Service game.  2 very very cool things happened.  Big kudos to whoever made them happen,

#1....The National Anthem was performed by a 94 year old WWII vet.  He played the harmonica.  OMG....it was awesome...it was not perfect but you could feel the collective "I am holding my breath for him"...he did great and the reaction was fantastic.  Chills just thinking about it.

#2...During a break...they introduced another WWII vet....and it was his 100th birthday.  He was wearing a Panther jersey with the number 100.  Sir Purr directed the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to him.

Glad I was wearing sunglasses...these guys brought on the tears.

It was a terrible game but these 2 WWII vets made my day.  I am glad I was there. Some things are priceless...these qualify.

Also....very well done Panthers.

Awesome! Any chance you have video (or anyone else here) of the anthem? I’m a harmonica player myself and would love to see that.

[ladypanther]

On 11/18/2019 at 9:28 PM, t96 said:

Awesome! Any chance you have video (or anyone else here) of the anthem? I’m a harmonica player myself and would love to see that.

 

[Wolfpack352]

Wow, that is very cool.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

On 11/18/2019 at 7:34 PM, bull123 said:

None of this was reported by the media

guess they were focused on the other side of these things

 

On 11/18/2019 at 8:55 PM, WarHeel said:

Too busy wondering why we didn’t have anyone from our organization to “look at Kap.”

Do we have to make this political guys?  I mean dadgum.

[1of10Charnatives]

I.was also at the game and both of these things added a great deal to the experience. Given how awful the game was, watching Pete Dupre play the national anthem was probably the best part of the day. Lady panther is right, you could feel the whole crowd holding its breathe for him. The ovation at the end of his performance was one of most heartfelt responses to an anthem performance I’ve seen. 

The gentleman who turned 100 also looked better than a lot of 80 year olds I’ve seen. Panthers did a great job with their salute this year, hats off to them.