{"id":67154,"date":"2023-10-20T16:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=67154"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:11:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:11:58","slug":"a-96-year-old-wwii-soldier-plays-a-humble-anthem-on-the-harmonica-and-gets-the-whole-stadium-to-stand-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=67154","title":{"rendered":"A 96-year-old WWII soldier plays a humble anthem on the harmonica and gets the whole stadium to stand up."},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe many of our readers will concur that nothing is nearly as stirring as the National Anthem.<\/p>\n

The fact that the song may be played and sung in so many various ways is undoubtedly its strongest feature. <\/p>\n

When performing it before a sporting event, artists frequently try to put their own unique twist <\/p>\n

on it; choosing which \u2018version\u2019 best suits the lyrics and tone is a task for bolder men than I.<\/p>\n

Having said that, I am aware of the difference between a song’s offering and a poor one. And believe me <\/p>\n

when I say that the item you’re reading falls squarely into the first category in terms of performance.<\/p>\n

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I can recommend searching \u2018Harmonica Pete\u2019 on YouTube if you’ve never heard of him. He was a physician for the American Army stationed in England during World War II and was born Peter B. DuPr\u00e9.<\/p>\n

He is 96 years old now, and he recently caused a buzz on social media with a breathtaking performance of The Star-Spangled Banner.<\/p>\n

Before a women’s soccer match between the US and Mexico teams over the Memorial Day weekend in 2019, Pete had the privilege of being requested to sing the US National Anthem.<\/p>\n

WWII Peter wore a US soccer jersey and a hat that read \u2018World War II Veteran” and was embellished with pins and medals.<\/p>\n

We now feel the need to mention that this performance was not your typical one. How is it possible? <\/p>\n

A 26,000-person audience was listening to \u2018Harmonica Pete\u2019 perform! The veteran, however, rose to the challenge and quickly filled the stadium with exquisitely sweet notes. <\/p>\n

Peter continues to be exceedingly modest despite being a clearly talented harmonica player.<\/p>\n

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I play the harmonica, he declared. \u2018I don’t know a thing about music, but I can make a harmonica talk,\u2019 said the speaker.<\/p>\n

Peter’s performance, which was undoubtedly memorable, rapidly went viral online and had about nine million views on Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n

Regarding his heroics on the harmonica, Peter maintained his usual stoicism. He explained, \u2018This was just the simple ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ played the way it was meant to be played.\u2019<\/p>\n