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Oh Say Can You Sing? Last Chance to Enter National Anthem Singing Contest

Southeast Michigan police officers, firefighters, military members and veterans urged to enter bank's Home of the Brave Singing Contest.

This is the last week for local police, firefighters/EMTs, military members and veterans to enter Comerica Bank’s Home of the Brave National Anthem Singing Contest. Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. Aug. 24.

Eligible contestants interested in entering should upload a video of themselves singing the National Anthem to YouTube and submit it through the Home of the Brave tab on the Comerica Cares Facebook page. Entrants must be 18 years or older and a police officer, firefighter or military member. Police officers and firefighters must serve in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw or Livingston counties. Active members of the military and veterans must serve in, live in, or be a native of the same counties. Previous winners of the Home of the Brave contest are not eligible.

In addition to being offered the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the Sept. 27, 2014, Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park, the winner will receive 35 tickets to the game and a $10,000 grant to their police station or fire station, military unit or one of two military nonprofit organizations – Wounded Warrior Project or The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center.

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