Television host and former professional football player Michael Strahan said it was a mistake not to place his hand over his heart while the National Anthem played during a recent event.
Strahan said in an Instagram video posted on Nov. 12 that he was “caught up in the moment” when he stood and listened to the anthem without placing his hand over his heart at the Naval Base San Diego on Sunday.
Strahan said he was in awe seeing sailors at the base, many of them young, standing at attention while the anthem played.
“How incredible to be that young and to know that you want to do this. It’s such a commitment, but you’re willing to commit to something that you know gives us our freedoms. Plain and simple. I’m just sitting there in amazement. … I don’t take it for granted,” he said….