99-year-old WWII veteran sings 'God Bless America' at baseball game
ALLENTON, Penn. (FOX 13) - A 99-year-old WWII veteran sang “God Bless America” during a minor league baseball game, bringing fans to their feet.
Raymond T. Mohr’s voice didn’t waver during the touching moment. He performed the well-known piece during the seventh-inning stretch during the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’ game in Allenton, Pennsylvania. His performance received a standing ovation.
Mohr served as a radio operator with the Army’s 29th Infantry Division, and landed on Omaha Beach the day after D-Day.
The baseball team shared video of the performance on its Facebook page, calling it an “incredible moment.”