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East Catholic Students and Athletes: Video 'Values' Standing For National Anthem
The video entitled, "Rise for the Anthem," was created at a recent football game.
MANCHESTER, CT — East Catholic students and athletes wanted to send a clear message about their habits before football games.
They stand for the National Anthem.
And just in time for Sunday's 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a student-run media club made a video showing players holding signs with the words to the "Star Spangled Banner" while standing for the song.
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The video is called, "Rise for the Anthem."
The students said that they wanted, "to show the world that we respect our country, our freedom and our National Anthem."
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Benjamin Ockert, a student at East Catholic, a member of Media East and the creator of the video, said the effort was consistent with East Catholic's lifestyle.
"I made this video to show the values that East Catholic and its community share and maintain," he said. "We take pride in our faith-based environment and all that we embody and this video provides a glimpse into what we at East Catholic stand for. The fact is, we stand to honor our country every single morning."
Photo and Video Credit: Benjamin Ockert/ECHS
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