For Diane Hollifield Cupp, a flight to Atlanta turned into something that she says she will never forget – and for all the right reasons.
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A woman has captured the heartwarming moment a high school choir sang “Battle Hymn of the Republic” as a uniformed Army private escorted the remains of a World War II veteran off a plane.
Diane Cupp, who filmed the stirring rendition and posted it on Facebook, wrote about the “beautiful” act.
She said, “To see those young people [sing like] that just melted my heart”.
In an interview with Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta, Cupp said, “It was absolutely handsome, to see the respect that these kids had, I just had to capture it”. “It was just lovely, their voices, just attractive”.
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Diane Hollifield Cupp’s video of the song has gone viral with almost 140,000 views. The video received over 120,000 views in nearly one week. As the remains were being taken off the plane, the choir unexpectedly stood to face the windows and broke out into a handsome rendition of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”. Nelson told KCCI it was and unbelievable experience and he is glad they got to be a part of it.
