A 94-year-old
World War II veteran wearing a Buffalo Sabres jersey stood for the National
Anthem this past Saturday. Marian
Morreale practiced how to stand for three months. The
Coast Guard veteran wanted to make a point.
"I think for these
young athletes and the salaries they make, they should stand for the national
anthem," she said. "But I don't think our president should use that
word, SOB."
Morreale said she harbors
no hard feelings toward the professional football players who are taking a knee
when the National Anthem is sung, but says the anthem is too sacred to become a
forum for political statements.
She entered the ice at
KeyBank Center in a wheelchair, then stood and leaned against her walker as she
looked up at the flag, smiling broadly as she sang along during the anthem.
"I won't be able
to put my hand over my heart. I'm on one leg, and I have to hang on to my
walker," said Morreale. She had her
left leg amputated last year due to poor circulation.
94 yr old Marian Morreale, WW 2 Coast Guard Veteran w/an amputated Leg Stands for the National Anthem at Sabres Game pic.twitter.com/Ese4LvJQkJ— Kevin W. (@kwilli1046) October 7, 2017
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