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the time, the Stars Spangled Banner ended everyone in the packed stadium wa|Updated Oct 12, 2017

On a recent Saturday afternoon in Portland, a young woman stepped onto the playing field at the beginning of the University of Montana versus Portland State football game and started singing our national anthem. She immediately drew a blank on the words and briefly stopped, but as she started apologizing, the fans spontaneously took up the singing. After the song ended, they gave her a huge ovation: clapping and cheering. For a moment, they were not Grizzlies or Vikings, they were all just proud American patriots at...