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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