After 9/11 people were devastated by the pure havoc it caused for our country. People gathered in the stadium at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin for the first football game played after this tragic day. As the National Anthem was sung, people cried and really felt unity for their country. People joined in to sing, held their hands over their hearts and stood as Americans. We stand and sing the National Anthem to honor America. Ever since Colin Kaepernick chose not to stand by kneeling for the National anthem, a debate has started over whether we should celebrate the anthem or not. People have gone out of their way to sit, kneel and even refuse to sing it to be disrespectful at sport events. We should stand for the flag and respect our national…show more content… In an article written by former pro baseball player Doug Glanville, he explains what standing for the anthem means to him “Now thinking about it, I stood with my hand on my chest out of respect and pride, but there were also times when I attached the flag and our anthem to a moment of support. I stood up on the day when children impacted by Columbine were at a Colorado Rockies game, I stood up after the Oklahoma City bombing when we were the next team arriving to the city to play the 89ers, and I stood up after 9/11, when I was with the Phillies and we uncertainly returned to playing baseball. It felt right, it felt helpful, it felt therapeutic, it felt like America could be part of the solution, even if part of America helped create the problem. I was not only standing for our country, but I was hoping that the strength of America would heal those families, and make it all right.” He stood not just because he had to but because he wanted to honor his country and and the people of America. When we celebrate the anthem we show respect to the veterans who died for our country and the military still fighting.. Glanville has the idea it can help heal America when people are affected by unfair tragedy. Glanville goes against Kaepernick’s claim that standing for a country that the anthem doesn't mean anything, and doesn't give strength. Kaepernick feels as if people who are being killed by police don't get the same
