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Message: [QUOTE="Col. Bleep, post: 1610017, member: 1023"] My dad - a WWII vet - couldn't understand why the national anthem is played at every two-bit sports event. It was supposed to be something special. The tie to sports started in WWI (before the song was even the national anthem) and took hold during WWII to remember the troops. Somehow it stuck. But as far as tradition goes...we had a great ORIGINAL one dropped in our laps and refused to seize it: Think of the possibilities by refining this: (Starts about 1:08 in) [MEDIA=youtube]uIQkysO1C8g[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]