As this is my first active duty tour, I have many "firsts."
For the first time since coming to Okinawa, I was early to the movie theater.
When the instruction regarding standing when the National Anthem is played, I was confused.
Then people started standing up, coming to attention and the National Anthem (with a motivating military video playing) played.
I was so proud to be standing there, surrounded by fellow sailors and marines - making something mundane, like going to the movies, become a sacred moment in time.
I almost wish this was something done at every movie theater in the country. But then, perhaps the significance would be lost.
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