2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks was in the middle of a pole vault run when he heard the National Anthem, watch what happens next

Meet Army 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks who competed in the pole vault for Team USA in Rio. Check out how he reacted when they started playing the National Anthem during one of his preliminary runs earlier in the week:

2nd LT Sam Kendricks stops mid-run to stand at attention when he hears the national anthem?? https://t.co/9yoosVTGNC https://t.co/aNohNvGWxN

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 21, 2016

Respect.

Kendricks went on to win the bronze medal:

.@USArmyReserve 2LT Sam Kendricks won a Bronze Medal in Men's Pole Vault https://t.co/eHVkrcXqvR #PartTimeAllSoldier pic.twitter.com/HwlvjCEB4n

— GoArmy (@GoArmy) August 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/SportsQuotient/status/765381958599860224

Bronze for Sam Kendricks, via @usatsimg pic.twitter.com/6owEbWDZzh

— Joe Fleming (@ByJoeFleming) August 16, 2016

Well done!

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